Background
Cruikshank, Burleigh was born on June 4, 1890 in Montreal, Canada. Son of Peter and Elizabeth (Scott) Cruikshank.
Cruikshank, Burleigh was born on June 4, 1890 in Montreal, Canada. Son of Peter and Elizabeth (Scott) Cruikshank.
Came to the United States, 1890, naturalized 1918. Student, Blair Academy, Blairstown, New Jersey, 1910-1912. Bachelor of Arts, Washington and Jefferson College, Washington, Pennsylvania, 1915, honorary Doctor of Divinity, 1927.
Student Princeton Theological Seminary, 1915-1918, Princeton University Graduate School, 1916-1917.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Beaver College, Pennsylvania, 1935.
Mistress Theodore West. Lacy). Married second, Barbara Book, November 26, 1928. Children—Martha Book, Burleigh.
Minister, Presbyterian Church, Chatham, New Jersey, 1918-1921.
Assistant minister, First Presbyterian Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1921-1922. Minister, Westminster Presbyterian Church, Steubenville, O., 1922-1928, Saint Paul Presbyterian Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1928-1941, The Presbyterian Church of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, from 1941.
Selected All-American football center, 1915.
Member Phi Kappa Psi. Clubs: Union League (Philadelphia), Philadelphia Cricket.
Married Gladys Taylor, 1915. Married second, Barbara Book, November 26, 1928. Children: Martha Book, Burleigh.