Background
Alexander, George was born on October 12, 1843 in W. Chariton, New York, United States. Son of Alexander F. and Margaret (Bunyan) Alexander.
Alexander, George was born on October 12, 1843 in W. Chariton, New York, United States. Son of Alexander F. and Margaret (Bunyan) Alexander.
Graduate Princeton Theological
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1870. Pastor East Avenue Church, Schenectady, New York, 1870-1883, University Place Church, New York, 1884-1918, First Presbyterian Church, New York, since 1919. Professor rhetoric and logic, Union College, 1877-1883.
Became president New York College Dentistry, 1897.
Member Council of New York University, since 1887(vice president 1898-1909, president, since 1909). President Presbyterian Board Foreign Missions, 1903-1924.
President Union College, 1907-1909 ( chairman of the board of trustees, since 1918). President of the board of trustees MacKenzie College, São Paulo, Brazil.
Director Princeton Theological Seminary.
President American and Foreign Christian Union. President Council of Reformed Churches in America holding the Presbyterian System, 1915-1916. President Leopold Schepp Foundation.
Member Council of New York University, since 1887(v.