John McMillan (missionary)

John McMillan (November 11, 1752 November 16, 1833) was a prominent Presbyterian minister and missionary in Western Pennsylvania when that area was part of the American Frontier. He founded the first school west of the Allegheny Mountains, which is now known as John McMillan's Log School. He is one of the founders of Washington & Jefferson College.

John McMillan
McMillan in the 1820s
BornNovember 11, 1752
Fagg's Manor, Pennsylvania
DiedNovember 16, 1833(1833-11-16) (aged 81)
SpouseCatherine (Brown) McMillan
ChurchPresbyterian
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