Background
Boswell, Charles Martin was born on December 26, 1859 in Toms River, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles A. and Catharine A. (Wainwright) Boswell.
Boswell, Charles Martin was born on December 26, 1859 in Toms River, New Jersey, United States. Son of Charles A. and Catharine A. (Wainwright) Boswell.
Educated Pennington (New Jersey) Seminary. Doctor of Divinity, Taylor University, Upland, Indiana.
Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1880. Pastor, Stony Bank, 1880-1881, Clifton and Mount Pleasant, 1882, Bethany Church, Philadelphia, 1883-1886, Columbia Avenue Church, Philadelphia, 1886-1891, Central Church, Frankford, Philadelphia, 1891-1893. Correspondent secretary Philadelphia, Mechanical Engineering Society, 1894-1906.
Correspondent secretary Mechanical Engineering Board Church Extension and Board Home Missions and Church Extensions, 1906-1917.
Correspondent secretary Mechanical Engineering Hospital, Philadelphia, since 1917. President Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association.
Vice president Chester Heights Camp Meeting Association. Denominational representative Federal Council of Churches.
Trustee Pennington Seminary, Philadelphia Conference Tract Board, History Society Philadelphia Conference.
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Married Florence East. Dobson, May 23, 1888 (died 1923). Children: Kathryn Evelyn (Mistress Frank East. Schofield), Dorothy Florence (Mistress Thomas J. McKeone), Charles Martin, Samuel Shaw.