Background
Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham was born on August 12, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Andrew and Emily Ann (Hentz) Marshall.
Marshall, Benjamin Tinkham was born on August 12, 1872 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Andrew and Emily Ann (Hentz) Marshall.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1897, Master of Arts (honorary), 1912, Doctor of Divinity, 1922. Post-graduate work, Columbia, 1899-1900. Bachelor of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1900.
T. Ordained Congleton ministry, 1900, Presbyterian ministry, 1900. Pastor, Scarborough (New York) Presbyterian Church, 1900-1906, First Presbyterian Church, New Rochelle, New York, 1906-1912. Phillips professor Biblical history and literature, Dartmouth College, 1912-1917.
President Connecticut College, New London, 1917-1928.
Acting pastor Piedmont Church, 1929-1930, and pastor, 1930-1934. Acting pastor First Church, Newton Centre, Massachusetts, 1934-1935, Plymouth Congressional Church, Minneapolis, since November 1935.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Casque and Gauntlet.
Married Laura Alice Hatch, July 11, 1900. Children: Andrew, Mary Hatch, Elizabeth Ripley (deceased), Benj.