Background
Cross, Edward Makin was born on March 1, 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Sheldrake and Mary (Makin) Cross.
Cross, Edward Makin was born on March 1, 1880 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of James Sheldrake and Mary (Makin) Cross.
Graduate Brown College Preparatory School, Philadelphia, 1904. Bachelor of Divinity, Philadelphia Division School, 1908, S.T.D., 1924.
Deacon and priest Protestant Episcopal Church, 1907. Rector St. Thomas Church, Sturgis, South Dakot, 1907-1910, St. Peter’s Church, Sheridan, Wyoming, 1910-1916, St. John the Evangelist Church, St. Paul, 1916-1924. Consecrated bishop of Spokane, February 20, 1924.
Rector St. Paul’s Girls School (Walla Walla, Washington). Now honorary trustee.
Author: The Use of Religion, 1921. Binle High Lights.
Member advisory council League of Nations. Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Angela Ware, June 24, 1914. Children: Patricia, Angela.