Background
Craven, Charles Edmiston was born on November 23, 1860 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Elijah Richardson (Doctor of Divinity) and Hannah Tingey (Sanderson) C.
Craven, Charles Edmiston was born on November 23, 1860 in Newark, New Jersey, United States. Son of Review Elijah Richardson (Doctor of Divinity) and Hannah Tingey (Sanderson) C.
Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1881, Master of Arts, 1884. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1886. Doctor of Divinity, University of Pittsburgh, 1909.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1886. Pastor, Birmingham, Pennsylvania, 1886-1888, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1889-1894, Mattituck, New York, 1895-1913. Head master of the Craven School for Boys, 1913-1920.
Stated clerk Presbytery of Long Island, 1903-1923.
Acting pastor, Westfield, New Jersey, 1920-1921. Pastor, South Presbyterian Church, Montclair, 1922-1927, retired.
Member Draft Exemption Board for 3d division, Suffolk County, New York, 1917-1919.
Married Anna Schenck McDougall, of York, Pennsylvania, December 28, 1886. Children: Virginia Coryell (Mistress R. M. Lupton), Sarah Landreth (Mistress L. C. Eichner), Julia McDougall, James McDougall, Charles East. Teacher, Collegiate Institute.