ID
0643
Nationality
American
Occupation
Episcopal minister
Clergy (Episcopal)
Religion
Educational administrator
Activist
Summary
Deafened at age 7; entered the Illinois School at age 14. Studies at Gallaudet College were interrupted for 2 years due to illness. B.A., 1886, and honorary Doctorate of Divinity, 1914, from Gallaudet. Priest in the Episcopal Church; principal of the St. Louis Day School for the Deaf, 1890-1922; president of the National Association of the Deaf 1917-1923. Married Lulu Olga Herdman; died in St. Louis.
References
Sands of Time, p.127-138; CAID Proceedings, 25th, p.210; Representative Deaf Persons [first edition], p.126-127; Representative Deaf Persons [second edition], p.137-138.
Dates
26 April 1862-20 October 1926