Background
Tolson, George Tolover was born on October 31, 1876 in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Son of Cary Wilson and Nelly (Haynie) Tolson.
Tolson, George Tolover was born on October 31, 1876 in Newberg, Oregon, United States. Son of Cary Wilson and Nelly (Haynie) Tolson.
Bachelor of Arts, Pacific College, 1897, instructor same, 1897-1898. Master of Arts, Yale, 1903. Bachelor of Divinity, 1902, Doctor of Divinity, 1925, Pacific School of Religion, California.
Sometime member boiler-makers’, office workers’, and architects, engrs. unions. Lecturer international relations and industrial reconstruction Director religious work Fort Scott, “Y” building secretary Camp Fremont, during World War I.
Member communications of Public Charities, Berkeley, 1928-1940, chairman, 1930-1940. Member Pi Gamma Mu; member Outlook. Member Pacific Coast branch several theological learned societies Professor history of Christianity and librarian Pacific School of Religion, 1903-1941, professor emeritus since 1941, alumni secretary, 1905-1943, honorary historian since 1945.
Married Edith Russell, 1907. Children: Review.