Background
Boswell, Ira Mathews was born on April 28, 1866 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States. Son of Ira Mathews and Jane (Goodrich) Boswell.
Boswell, Ira Mathews was born on April 28, 1866 in Columbus, Mississippi, United States. Son of Ira Mathews and Jane (Goodrich) Boswell.
Student Kentucky (now Transylvania) U. and College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky. Special studies under Doctor Clinton Lockhart. Doctor of Divinity, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, 1926.
Ordained ministry Christian (Disciples) Church, 1898. Pastor Meridian, Mississippi, Selma, Alabama, Portuguese Gibson, Mississippi, 1899-1903, Chattanooga, 1903-1916, Georgetown, Kentucky, 1916-1935. Professor of Old Testaments, Christian doctrine and general apologetics, Cincinnati Bible Seminary, since 1939.
Organized Juvenile Court, Chattanooga, an organizer of Chattanooga bureau of Municipal Research.
Chaplain South Carolina.V. of Tennessee, rank of colonel. Has delivered addresses at national and international conventions of the Christian Church.
Selected by committee of Tennessee preachers to affirm the scripturalness of instrumental music in church worship in debate lasting 5 nights. Member of advisory committee of Christian Women's Benevolent Association of Saint Louis, Yotsuya Missions, Japan.
Trustee Cincinnati Bible Seminary.
Dedicated the Dixie Highway, Cincinnati, September 1921. Director Dixie Highway Association. Director Cincinnati Lookout Mount Air-line Highway Association.
Member Pi Gamma Mu, Kappa Sigma.
Mason ( Knights Templar, Shriner), K. of Philisophy, Woodman, Red Manitoba.
Married Lucie Cross Mimms, December 30, 1899. Children: Lady Louise (Mistress Whitney Dunlap), Sarah Goodrich (Mistress Jonathan Riddick Sanderlin).