Background
Twombly, Alexander Stevenson was born on March 14, 1832 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander Hamilton and Mary (Perley) Twombly.
Twombly, Alexander Stevenson was born on March 14, 1832 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Alexander Hamilton and Mary (Perley) Twombly.
Educated Boston Latin School. Graduated from Yale, 1854, A.M., 1857, S.T.D., 1883. Graduate Andover Theological Seminary, 1858.
Studied in Heidelberg, 1856.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1858, pastor Cherry Valley, New York, 1858-1862, Albany, New York, 1862-1867. Stamford, Connecticut, 1867-1872. Boston, 1872-1891. On Christian Commission, Army of Potomac, 1864.
Literary editor Silver, Burdett & Company, publishers, 1896-1898. Spent winter and spring in Hawaiian Islands, 1894. President Associate Charities, Newton, Massachusetts Author: Marry Maple Leaves, 1872.
The Choir Boy of York Cathedral., 1890. Masterpieces of Michelangelo and Milton, 1896. Life of Doctor John Lord, 1896.
Hawaii and Its People, 1900. Kelea. the Surf Rider, 1900. Edited: The Silver Series of English Classics (10 vols.), 1897.
Contributor to mags., reviews and newspapers. Address: Newton, Mass.
Married Abby Quincy Bancroft, December 23, 1858.