Principals and Presidents of Princeton Theological Seminary
Prior to the creation of the office of President in 1902, the seminary was governed by the principal.
The Principals
- Archibald Alexander (1812–1840)
- Charles Hodge (1851–1878)
- Archibald Alexander Hodge (1878–1886)
- B. B. Warfield (1887–1902)
The Presidents
- Francis Landey Patton (1902–1913)
- J. Ross Stevenson (1914–1936)
- John A. Mackay (1936–1959)
- James I. McCord (1959–1983)
- Thomas W. Gillespie (1983–2004)
- Iain R. Torrance (2004-2012)
- M. Craig Barnes (2013- )
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