Background
Mcclish, Eli was born on October 3, 1846 in Warren Company, Indiana, United States. Son of James and Elizabeth (West) M.
Mcclish, Eli was born on October 3, 1846 in Warren Company, Indiana, United States. Son of James and Elizabeth (West) M.
Served in Union Army under General Sherman, 1863-1865. Bachelor of Arts, Northwestern University, 1874, Master of Arts, 1876. Bachelor of Divinity, Garrett Biblical Institute, 1877.
(Doctor of Divinity, Northwestern, 1887).
Entered Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1877. President Grand Prairie Seminary, 1884-1891. Declined presidency University of the Pacific, 1891.
Pastor Grace Church, San Francisco, 1891-1895.
President University of the Pacific, 1896-1906. Pastor West. Adams Church, Los Angeles, 1906-1909, First Church, San Bernardina, California, 1909-1913, Central Methodist Episcopal Church, San Diego, California, 1913-1915.
Chaplain Pacific Branch National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers October 1, since 1915. Home: Soldiers Home, California.
Married Louisa A. Clarke, December 24, 1872.