Background
Wilson, Edmund Graham was born on June 2, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis Adam and Annie Eliza (Smith) Wilson.
Wilson, Edmund Graham was born on June 2, 1884 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Louis Adam and Annie Eliza (Smith) Wilson.
Graduate Perkiomen Seminary 1902. Bachelor of Arts, Lafayette College, 1907, honorary Master of Arts, 1921, Doctor of Divinity, 1931. Bachelor of Divinity, Hartford Theological Seminary, 1910.
Doctor of Divinity, New York University, 1931.
Doctor of Laws, Grove City College, 1937.
Ordained to ministry of Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1910. Religious work secretary West Side Young Men's Christian Association, 1910-1917, executive secretary, 1917-1926. Treasurer Board of National Missions Presbyterian Church, United States of America, 1926-1930, general secretary, 1930-1949, general secretary emeritus, since 1949.
Member General Council Presbyterian Church United States of America, 1930-1949.
Moderator Presbytery of Westchester, 1952-1953. Special representative board of trustees Young Men's Christian Association of City of New York, 1950-1958.
Associate minister Reformed Church of Bronxville, since 1958. Member commission on displaced persons, Church World Service.
Trustee Polytechnic Institute of Prize ring (The)
Member General Council Presbyterian Church United States of America, 1930-1949. Member commission on displaced persons, Church World Service. Trustee Polytechnic Institute of Prize ring (The)
Member of the John Milton Society (chairman of the executive committee, director), Phi Delta Theta.
Clubs: Clergy, Quill.
Married Clara Rice, June 2, 1908. Married second, Edna Cole Spencer, June 25, 1955. Children: Donald Pastorius, Pauline Graham (Mistress Harry P. Bray).