Background
Russell, Francis Wayland was born on September 21, 1865 in Fairport, New York, United States. Son of Byron P. and Betsy (Pitman) Russell.
Russell, Francis Wayland was born on September 21, 1865 in Fairport, New York, United States. Son of Byron P. and Betsy (Pitman) Russell.
Bachelor of Science, University of Nebraska, 1890. Graduate McCormick Theological Seminary, 1894. Doctor of Divinity, Coe College, 1903.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1894. Fairbury, 1894-1897, Marshalltown, Iowa, 1897-1903, Boulder, Colorado, 1903-1904, West Presbyterian Church, Saint Louis, 1904-1919, Saint John's Church, Berkeley, California, 1919-1923. President Mount Hermon (California) Association, Incorporated.
Moderator Synod of Missouri, 1915.
Chairman foreign missions work for Missouri and California.
Francis Wayland Russell has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.
Member Loyal Legion, Sons of the American Revolution, Sigma Chi, Pi Gamma Museum Vice president Magna Charta Day Association.
Married Lucile Cross, October 1897 (died September 6, 1940). Married second, Margaret H. Kirton, 1941.
