Background
Walton, Alfred Grant was born on October 17, 1887 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of David and Margaret (Thomson) Walton.
Walton, Alfred Grant was born on October 17, 1887 in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States. Son of David and Margaret (Thomson) Walton.
Bachelor of Arts, Oberlin College, 1911, Doctor of Divinity, 1927. Bachelor of Divinity, Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1914. Master of Arts, Columbia, 1913.
Doctor of Laws, American International College, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1935.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Kalamazoo College, 1941.
Ordained to ministry Congressional Church, 1914. Assistant pastor Pilgrim Church, Saint Louis, 1914-1917. Pastor first congressional church Stamford, Connecticut, 1917-1931, Hope Congressional Church, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1931-1934, Tompkins Avenue Congressional Church, Brooklyn, 1934-1942, Flatbush-Tompkins Congressional Church, Brooklyn, 1942-1970.
Served as captain American Red Cross Bureau Personnel, Paris, 1918-1919. Member Board Public Welfare, Springfield, Massachusetts, 1934. Member Executive Committee Brooklyn Federation Churches, 1935-1970.
Member of New York State Committee Cemeteries, 1960-1963.
Mason (grand chaplain Grand Lodge New York 1965-1970. Clubs: Rotary, Brooklyn, Clerical, Quill, Apollo (director).
Married Mary I. Ingell, January 1, 1916. Children: Carolyn Margaret (Mistress John Thayer Taintor), Gloria Louise (Mistress Burton Knust), Alfred Grant.