Background
Kirbye, J. Edward was born on December 23, 1873 in Eureka, Michigan, United States. Son of Oliver Perry and Clara Elizabeth (Steffee) Kirbye.
Kirbye, J. Edward was born on December 23, 1873 in Eureka, Michigan, United States. Son of Oliver Perry and Clara Elizabeth (Steffee) Kirbye.
Educated Hillsdale College (Michigan). Bachelor of Arts, Piedmont College, 1900. Graduate student economics and history, University of Virginia, 1907-1908.
Doctor of Divinity, Rollins College, Temple College and Saint Louis University.
President and professor of history Drury College, 1905-1907. Vice president Morris Plan Bank (Des Moines, Iowa), 1914-1923. President Citizens Industrial Loan Company, 1923.
Organizer and director Citizens Loan and Investment Company (Milwaukee), 1923.
Organizer Fond du Lac (Wisconsin) Citizens Loan and Investment Company, 1924, Eau Claire (Wisconsin) Citizens Loan and Investment Company, 1924. Vice president Industrial Bank, Detroit.
Student and traveler in Europe, 1908-1913. Minister Plymouth Church, Des Moines, Iowa, 1911-1920, United Church, Raleigh, North Carolina, 1927-1935.
Educational and social adviser Resettlement Administration, Washington, District of Columbia, since 1935.
Special representative National Near East Relief Committee In Russia, Turkey and Greece, 1921. Trustee Elon (North Carolina) College.
Mason.
Married Izabelle Clark, 1898. Children: John East., Mistress Mariam Schmidt.