Background
Grier, James Alexander was born on May 8, 1846 in Waltz’s Mills, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert C. and Margaret (McAyeal) Grier.
Grier, James Alexander was born on May 8, 1846 in Waltz’s Mills, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Robert C. and Margaret (McAyeal) Grier.
Served in the United States Volumes 1861-1865. Bachelor of Arts, Monmouth College, 1872, A.M., 1875. Graduate Newburgh (New York) Theological Seminary, 1874.
(Doctor of Divinity, Westminster College, 1888, Doctor of Laws, 1898).
Ordained U.P. ministry, 1874. Pastor Locust Hill, Pennsylvania, 1874-1883, Mercer, Pennsylvania, 1883-1886. Professor systematic theology, 1886-1909, president, 1892-1909, Allegheny Theological Seminary Author: Secret Societies, 1880.
Biography of Jeremiah Rankin Johnston, 1892. Theological Lectures, 1896, 1900. Pastoral Homilies, 1909.
Contributor to mags. Address: Bellevue, Pennsylvania.
Married Ada C. Bruen, of Monmouth, Illinois, July 15, 1874.