Background
Richards, Charles Malone was born on February 1, 1871 in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review John Gardiner and Sophia (Smith) Richards.
Richards, Charles Malone was born on February 1, 1871 in Liberty Hill, South Carolina, United States. Son of Review John Gardiner and Sophia (Smith) Richards.
Bachelor of Arts, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1892, Doctor of Divinity, 1906. Graduate Columbia (South Carolina.) Theological Seminary, 1895. Doctor of Laws, Hampden-Sidney College, 1938.
Instructor Hebrew and Greek, Columbia Theological Seminary, 1896. Ordained ministry Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1896. Pastor successively Mechanicsville, South Carolina., Statesville, North Carolina, and Davidson College, until 1926.
Professor Bible.
Davidson College, since 1926. Moderator Synod of North Carolina, 1907. Trustee General Assembly of Presbyterian Church (United States) and Foundation, Incorporated.
Trustee Davidson College, Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, Mitchell College, Statesville.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Omicron Delta Kappa, Kappa Alpha, Eta Sigma Phi. Mason, Knights of Pythias.
Married Jane Leighton McDowell, December 31, 1896. Children: Mary James, Charles M. (deceased), James McDowell, Sophia, Jane Leighton.