Background
Otto, Benjamin was born on November 7, 1862 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of Reinhart and Elizabeth (Kreg) Otto.
Otto, Benjamin was born on November 7, 1862 in New Haven, Connecticut, United States. Son of Reinhart and Elizabeth (Kreg) Otto.
University of Rochester, 1887. Graduate Rochester Theological Seminary, 1890. Doctor of Divinity, University of Rochester, 1922.
Ordained Baptist ministry, 1890. Pastor 2d Church, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 1890-1894, First Church, Coldwater, Michigan, 1894-1897, North Church, Jersey City, New Jersey, 1897-1906, First Church, Kansas City, Missoury, 1906-1911, First Church, Peoria, Illinois, 1911-1915, Morgan Park Church, Chicago, 1915-1920, superintendent Baptist Executive Council of Chicago, 1920-1930. Moderator, East New Jersey Association, 1899, 1900, East New Jersey Permanent Council, 1904, 05.
Member Executive Committee Northern Baptist Convention, 1910-1914.
Moderator, Peoria, Illinois, Association, 1914. President Illinois Ministers Union, 1919.
Member board of managers Chicago Baptist Executive Council, 1915-1920, superintendent Council, 1920-1930. Retired; acting pastor First Church, Decature, Illinois, 1930-1931, First Church, Louisiana Grange, 1931-1933.
Special representative Board of Missionary Cooperation, 1933.
Actg. pastor First Church, Waycross, Georgia, 1934, Central Church, Springfield, Illinois, 1935, Avondale Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1936, First Baptist Church, Wheaton, Illinois, 1937, First Baptist Church, De Land, Florida, 1938. Southside Church, Jacksonville, Florida, 1938-1939. Acting pastor First Baptist Church, Tallahassee, Florida, 1940.
First Baptist Church, De Land, Florida, 1941.
Benjamin Otto has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.
Member Delta Upsilon. Clubs: Theological, Hamilton, Coldwater Country.
Married Katherine Fellman, July 30, 1890. Children: Harwood, Ilda (deceased), Gordon.
