Background
Gummey, Henry Riley was born on January 12, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Riley and Mary (McFarland) Gummey.
Gummey, Henry Riley was born on January 12, 1870 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Henry Riley and Mary (McFarland) Gummey.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Pennsylvania, 1890, Master of Arts, 1893, Bachelor of Divinity, 1895. Graduate General Theological Seminary, New York, 1893. Doctor of Divinity in course, Philadelphia Divinity School, 1905.
Doctor of Civil Law, University of the South, 1931.
Deacon, 1893, priest, 1894, Protestant Episcopal Church. Curate Saint Luke’s Church, Germantown, Philadelphia, 1893-1895. Rector Saint John's Church, Germantown, 1897-1906, Grace Church, Haddonfield, New Jersey, 1907-1912.
Examining chaplain to bishop of New Jersey, 1908-1914.
Professor ecclesiastical history and polity, 1912-1913, dogmatic theology and polity, 1913-1914, University of the South, Sewanee, Tennessee. Rector Saint James’ Church, Downingtown, Pennsylvania, 1914-1929.
Professor of liturgics, church polity and canon law, Philadelphia Division School, since 1929. Examining chaplain to bishop of Pennsylvania, 1914-1930.
Member History Society Pennsylvania.
Married Margaret Upjohn, of Philadelphia, June 30, 1897. Children: Henry Riley, Margaret McFarland.