Background
Russell, Francis Thayer was born on June 10, 1828 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Ursula (Wood) Russell.
Russell, Francis Thayer was born on June 10, 1828 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William and Ursula (Wood) Russell.
Graduate theological department, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1854 (honorary Master of Arts, 1956. South.T.D., Hobart, 1894).
Deacon, 1855, priest, 1856, Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector Saint Mark’s, New Britain, Connecticut, 1855-1864. Professor Hobart College, 1864-1866.
Rector Saint Stephen’s, Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1866-1868.
Associate rector Saint John's, Waterbury, Connecticut, 1868-1875. Rector Saint Margaret’s Diocesan School for Girls, Waterbury, 1875-1903, rector emeritus, since 1909.
Also professor elocution, Berkeley Divinity school and General Theological Seminary until 1903, when retired and removed to Grand Rapids, Michigan Foreign 20 years professor oratory Trinity College Author: Juvenile Speaker, 1845. Practical Reader, 1852.
Vocal Culture (reëdited), 1875.
Use of the Voice, 1882. Address: Grand Rapids, Michigan
Married Mary Huntley Sigourney, October 25, 1855.