ID
2719
Nationality
American
Occupation
Episcopal priest
Clergy (Episcopal)
Religion
School founder
Summary
Born at Shanghai, China; deafened at age 6 by scarlet fever; attended Trinity College, Hartford, CT 1863-1865; St. John's College, Cambridge, 1867; B.A. and M.A. (1872) from Yale University; M.A. (1875) from Trinity College. Teacher at the New York School for the Deaf, White Plains, 1869-1874; ordained an Episcopal minister on Oct. 8, 1876 in Philadelphia; was pastor of All Soul's Church. Instrumental in the founding of the New York Evening School for the deaf.
References
Notable Deaf Persons, p.110-113; American Annals of the Deaf, vol.35, p.89-97; Gallaudet Almanac, p.243; The Frat, March 1942, p.4.
Dates
9 November 1846-6 January 1890