Henry Francis Colby

Background

Colby, Henry Francis was born on November 25, 1842 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Gardner and Mary L. (Roberts) Colby.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1862, Master of Arts, 1865 (Doctor of Divinity, 1882). Graduate Newton Theological Institution, 1867. Ordained Baptist ministry, 1868.

Career

President American Baptist Missionary Union, 1865-1868. Pastor First Church, Dayton, O., 1868-1903. President Ohio Baptist Convention, 1883-1886.

Trustee, since 1872, president of the board, since 1890, Denison U. President Miami Valley Hospital.

Home: Dayton, O.

Achievements

• Henry Francis Colby has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Lizzie Chamberlin, May 5, 1870.

Father:

Gardner Colby

Mother:

Mary L. (Roberts) Colby

Spouse:

Mary Lizzie Chamberlin