Background
Bishop, Edwin Whitney was born on May 12, 1869 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Sherman B. and Ellen L. (Webber) Bishop.
Bishop, Edwin Whitney was born on May 12, 1869 in Norwich, Connecticut, United States. Son of Sherman B. and Ellen L. (Webber) Bishop.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams, 1892. Graduate Hartford Theological Seminary, 1897. Studied University of Berlin, 1897-1898.
Doctor of Divinity, Dartmouth, 1905.
Instructor natural science, Whitman College, Washington, 1893-1894. Ordained Congressional ministry, 1898. Pastor Stafford Springs, Connecticut, 1898-1900, Concord, N.H., 1900-1907, Oak Park, Illinois, 1908-1909, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 1909-1915, Brockton, Massachusetts, 1915-1918.
Pastor Plymouth Congressional Church, Lansing, 1918-1939, pastor emeritus since 1939.
Served as moderator Michigan Congressional Churches, chairman American Red Cross, president Social Service Bureau, etc. First lecturer, W. F. Ayers Foundation on The Evolution of the Soul. Member Theta Delta Chi, Phi Beta Kappa, Theta Phi.
Mason (32°,Kiloton).
Married Rachel Rand, June 11, 1903. Children: David Rand, Helen, Ruth.