Background
Sheerin, James was born on May 6, 1865 in Armadale, Scotland. Son of William and Mary (Lecky) Sheerin.
Sheerin, James was born on May 6, 1865 in Armadale, Scotland. Son of William and Mary (Lecky) Sheerin.
Brought by parents to the United States, 1870. Student St. Stephen’s College, New York City, 1885-1888, St. John’s College, Denver, Colorado, 1888-1890. Bachelor of Divinity, Kenyon College, Gambler, O., 1892.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1901. Bachelor of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, 1903. Summer schools, Harvard and University of Oxford, 1901-1908.
Newspaper reporter, 1883-1885. Master, Jarvis Hall, Denver, 1888-1890. Deacon, 1892, priest, 1892, Protestant Episcopal Church.
Assistant rector Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1892-1893. Rector St. Peter’s Church, Ashtabula, O., 1893-1895. Warden of Episcopal Hall, West Virginia University, 1895-1898.
Vicar Ascension Parish, New York City, 1898-1900. Associate rector St. James’ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1901-1904. Rector Church of the Good Shepherd, Clinton, Massachusetts, 1904-1909, Christ Church, Warren, O., 1909-1911, St. Matthew’s Church, Boston, Massachusetts, 1911-1917.
Vicar St. Thomas Chapel, New York City, 1917-1919. Superintendent Orphans’ Home, New York City, 1919-1926. Rector American Church, Munich, Germany, 1926-1930.
Retired. Provisional deputy from Western Massachusetts, General Convention, 1907. Delegate to Pan Anglican Congress, London, 1908. President Massachusetts Clerical Association 1915-1917.
Mason.
Married Mary Elisabeth Picking, June 28, 1892. Children: Mary Elisabeth (Mistress William Benfield Pressey), Charles Wilford, Florence Gertrude (Mistress Theodore Melville Lay).