Background
Bolton, Charles Houston was born on September 13, 1886 in Belgreen, Alabama, United States. Son of Franklin Marion and Josephine (Hall) Bolton.
Bolton, Charles Houston was born on September 13, 1886 in Belgreen, Alabama, United States. Son of Franklin Marion and Josephine (Hall) Bolton.
Student Atlanta Theological Seminary, 1912-1914, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, 1915-1917. Doctor of Divinity, Mercer University, 1933. Doctor of Humane Letters, John B. Stetson University, De Land, Florida, 1943.
Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1916. Pastor in Kentucky, Alabama and Florida, 1916-1939. Associate secretary Relief and Annuity Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 1939-1941.
Executive secretary-treasurer Florida Baptist Convention 1941-1944.
Pastor Riverside Baptist Church Miami, 1944-1949. Executive secretary Southern Baptist Fdt., 1949-1953.
Pastor 1st Church, Avon Park, Florida, since 1953. Chairman board of trustees Stetson U.
Mason, Kiwanian.
Married Lena Mae Painter, September 20, 1904. Children: Charles Houston, Elinor Lyle, Edith Annette.