Background
Greer, David Hummell was born on March 20, 1844 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Jacob Rickard and Elizabeth (Yellott) Greer.
Greer, David Hummell was born on March 20, 1844 in Wheeling, West Virginia, United States. Son of Jacob Rickard and Elizabeth (Yellott) Greer.
Bachelor of Arts, Washington College, Pennsylvania, 1862. Studied theology at P.E. Seminary, Gambier, O., 1863-1866. Doctor of Divinity, Kenyon College, 1880, Brown U., 1890, University of the South, 1901.
Doctor of Laws, Washington and Jefferson College, 1902. S.T.D., Columbia University, 1904. Doctor of Divinity, Harvard University, 1915.
Deacon, 1866, priest, 1868, P.E. Church. Rector Clarksburg, West Virginia, 1866-1868, Covington, Kentucky, 1868-1871, Grace Church, Providence, Rhode Island, 1871-1888 St. Bartholomew’s Church New York, 1888-1904. Elected September, 1903, consecrated January 26, 1904, bishop coadjutor, Diocese of New York, becoming bishop of New York, on death of Bishop Potter, July 21, 1908.
Author: The Historic Christ, 1890. From Things to God, 1893. The Preacher and His Place, 1895.
Visions, 1898. Address: New York, New York.
Married Caroline A. Keith, 1869.