Edmund Mead Mills

Background

Mills, Edmund Mead was born on July 17, 1848 in Ottawa, Canada. Son of Andrew and Caroline D. Mills.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Wesleyan University, 1872, Master of Arts, 1875, Doctor of Divinity, 1888. Doctor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1877, Doctor of Letters, 1918.

Career

Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1872. Pastor Elbridge, New York, 1872, Lafayette, New York, 1872-1874, Brown Memorial Church (which he built), Syracuse, 1874-1877, Wolcott, New York, 1877-1880, Pen Yan, New York, 1880-1883, First Church (which he built), Elmira, New York, 1883-1886, First Church, Syracuse, 1886-1887, State Saint Church, Ithaca, New York, 1887-1890, First Church, Elmira, 1890-1895. Presiding elder Elmira District, 1895-1899.

Secretary 20th Century Thank Offering Commission, 1899-1903.

Presiding elder, 1905. Field secretary Ednl.

Society of Methodist Episcopal Church, 1907-1908. Pastor Towanda Church, 1909.

Superintendent Syracuse East District.

Secretary General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1920-1924. Member board control Epworth League, 1889-1900 (vice president, 1896-1900). Trustee Wesleyan University.

Member of commission appointed by bishops to consolidate Mechanical Engineering Book Concerns, 1905.

Secretary General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, 1920-1924 (secretary emeritus). President emeritus American Rose Society, Syracuse Rose Society.

Achievements

• Edmund Mead Mills has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Mason.

Connections

Married Emily Rexford Adams, August 23, 1875 (deceased). Married second, Mistress.

Father:

Andrew Mills

Mother:

Caroline D. Mills

Spouse:

Emily Rexford Adams

Spouse:

Mistress