Samuel Miller (1769-1850) was born near Dover, Delaware. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1789 and completed his theological studies at Dickinson College with Charles Nisbet. He was ordained in 1793 and served as a Presbyterian minister until 1813 when he was appointed professor of ecclesiastical history and church government at Princeton Theological Seminary. He authored several works including "An Essay on the Warrant, Nature, and Duties, of the Office of the Ruling Elder in the Presbyterian Church" and "Thoughts on Public Prayer". His biography on Jonathan Edwards was first published for Jared Sparks' American Biography series in 1837.