Francis Bowes Sayre

Background

Sayre, Francis Bowes was born on January 17, 1915 in Washington, District of Columbia, United States. Son of Francis Bowes and Jessie Woodrow (Wilson) Sayre.

Education

Bachelor of Arts cum laude, Williams College, 1937; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Williams College, 1963; Master of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1940; Doctor of Humane Letters (honorary), Wooster College, 1956; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Theological School, 1957; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Wesleyan University, Connecticut, 1958; honorary Doctor of Divinity, Hobart College, 1966; S.T.D. (honorary), Queen's U., Belfast, 1966; Doctor of Letters (honorary), Lehigh University Doctor of Letters (honorary), Ursinus College, 1973.

Career

Ordained to ministry, Episcopal Church, 1940; assistant minister, Christ Church, Cambridge, 1940-1942; industrial chaplain, Diocese of Ohio, Cleveland, 1946-1951; rector, St. Paul's Church, East Cleveland, Ohio., 1947-1951; dean, Washington Cathedral, 1951-1978; associate director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Washington, 1978-1979. Chairman board Detroit Industrial Mission, 1956-1968. Chairman United States Committee for Refugees, 1958-1961.

Achievements

• Francis Bowes Sayre has been listed as a noteworthy Clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Board of directors Presbyterian Ministers Fund. President Martha's Vineyard Hospital, 1981-1983. Served as chaplain United States Naval Reserve, 1942-1946.

Member Sigma Phi. M C.

Connections

Married Harriet Taft Hart, June 8, 1946. Children: Jessie Wilson, Thomas Hart, Harriet Brownson, Francis Nevin.

Father:

Francis Bowes Sayre

Mother:

Jessie Woodrow (Wilson) Sayre

Spouse:

Harriet Taft Hart

child:

Thomas Hart Sayre

child:

Francis Nevin Sayre

child:

Harriet Brownson Sayre

child:

Jessie Wilson Sayre