Background
Ogden, Dunbar Hunt was born on April 12, 1878 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Frederick and Elizabeth (Hunt) Ogden.
Ogden, Dunbar Hunt was born on April 12, 1878 in New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Son of William Frederick and Elizabeth (Hunt) Ogden.
Preparatory education, Chamberlain Hunt Academy and Tulane High School. Bachelor of Arts, Southwestern Presbyterian U. (now in Memphis, Tennessee), 1898. Bachelor of Divinity, Presbyterian Division School, Clarksville, Tennessee, 1900.
Doctor of Divinity, Davidson (North Carolina) College, 1908.
Honorary Doctor of Laws, Southwestern (Memphis), 1948. Honorary Doctor of Letters, Maryville College, 1949.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1900. Pastor First Church, Columbus, Mississippi, 1900-1905, First Church, Knoxville, Tennessee, 1905-1909, Central Church, Atlanta, Georgia., 1909-1918, Second Church, Louisville, Kentucky, 1918-1920, Government Street Church, Mobile, Alabama, 1920-1930, Napoleon Avenue Church, New Orleans, 1930-1950. Inaugurated, maintained weekly radio missionary station WSMB, New Orleans.
Moderator of Synod of Georgia, 1916, Synod of Alabama, 1923.
Synod of Louisiana, 1942. Teacher of apologetics, Louisville Theological Seminary, 1919-1920.
Lecturer Columbia (South Carolina.) Theological Seminary, 1924. Preacher at Culver Military Academy and at various colleges universities, et cetera
Special teacher and lecturer Fort McPherson, Camp Gordon and Camp Taylor, World War.
Member Kappa Alpha.; Mason. Clubs: Round Table, Rotary.
Married Grace Augusta Cox, October 10, 1901. Children: Dunbar Hunt, Grace Augusta, Warren Cox, Elizabeth Hunt, Margaret Ten-Eyck, Frederick William, Esther Jonte.