Background
Gordon, Edward Clifford was born on September 1, 1842 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Newton and Louisiana (Coleman) Gordon.
Gordon, Edward Clifford was born on September 1, 1842 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of John Newton and Louisiana (Coleman) Gordon.
Educated University of Virginia. First lieutenant artillery, C.S.A., 1862-1865. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1872.
Doctor of Divinity, Hampden-Sidney College, 1886. Student in mathematics, proctor, secretary of faculty and treasurer, Washington College (now Washington and Lee University), 1867-1869.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1872. Pastor, Lebanon, Virginia, 1872, Savannah, Georgia, 1874-1880, Salem, Virginia, 1880-1888. Professor Biblical history, 1892-1898, president, 1894-1898, Westminster College.
Pastor Lexington, Missouri, 1898-1910. Secretary and treasurer Home Missions, Synod of Missouri, Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1911-1915, treasurer, since 1915. Address: St. Louis, Mo.
Married Mary Frances Bell, November 12, 1873.