Background
Martin, George William was born on March 19, 1854 in Greenburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Peter and Charlotte Martin.
Martin, George William was born on March 19, 1854 in Greenburg, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Peter and Charlotte Martin.
Student Carthage (Illinois) College, 1875-1877. Bachelor of Arts, Iowa Wesleyan University, Mount Pleasant, Iowa, 1881, Master of Arts, 1887. Doctor of Divinity, Kansas Wesleyan University, 1918.
Teacher Baker University, Baldwin, Kansas, and Southwestern College, Winfield, Kansas. Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, 1901. Successively pastor Perry, Enid, Tulsa and Shawnee, Oklahoma, Concordia, Kansas, Nowata, Oklahoma, and Macomb, Illinois, until 1919.
Served as professor Bible and religion, Kansas City University, beginning 1919.
Missionary teacher, Pernambuco, Brazil, 1890-1892.
Mason (Knight of the Order of the Thistle).
Married Louise A. Bick, of Canton, Missouri, March 29, 1877. Children: Authur J., Della Catherine (Mistress P. C. Smith).