[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":4},["ShallowReactive",2],{"event-plain-birth-of-william-dool-killen":3},"William Dool Killen, a prominent Presbyterian church historian, was born on April 5, 1806, in Ballymena, County Antrim. He was the elder son of John Killen, a merchant, and Martha Killen (née Dool). Killen received his education locally and at the Belfast Institution, eventually becoming a licensed Presbyterian minister in 1827. He later served as a professor of church history and president of the Presbyterian College in Belfast, making significant contributions to ecclesiastical historiography through his extensive publications.",1789333837520]