Background
Smythe, George Franklin was born on October 21, 1852 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Son of Anson and Caroline Augusta (Fitch) Smythe.
Smythe, George Franklin was born on October 21, 1852 in Toledo, Ohio, United States. Son of Anson and Caroline Augusta (Fitch) Smythe.
Bachelor of Arts, Western Reserve University, 1874, Master of Arts, 1877. Doctor of Divinity, Kenyon, 1898.
1 son, Frank Nelson. Teacher high school, Cleveland, 1877-1880, Greylock Institute, Williamstown, Massachusetts, 1880-1884. Deacon, 1885, priest, 1886, Protestant Episcopal Church. Minister in charge Christ Church, Oberlin, O., 1885-1890.
Rector Saint Andrew’s Church, Elyria, 1887-1890, Saint Paul’s Church, Toledo, 1890-1891, Saint Paul’s Church, Mount Vernon, 1892-1898, Trinity Church, Bridgewater, Massachusetts, 1898-1900.
Professor Latin, Kenyon College, 1900-1903. Rector Harcourt Parish, and chaplain same college, 1902-1915.
Professor homiletics and religious education, 1915-1920, dean, 1918-1920, Divinity School of Kenyon College Historiographer, P.E. Diocese of Ohio. Author: Kenyon College, Its First Century.
The God of Israel; History of the Diocese of Ohio, 1927.
Home: Gambier, O.
Married Emma C. Hall, August, 1878 (died 1927).