James Kelly Giffen

Background

Giffen, James Kelly was born on February 11, 1885 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, United States. Son of Robert Emmett and Anna Margaret (Bentley) Giffen.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Muskingum College, O., 1910. Student Xenia Theological Seminary, 1910-1913, Northwestern University, summer, 1926, 28, 29.

Career

Ordained ministry United Presbyterian Church, 1918. Assistant president Muskingum College, 1913-1915. Pastor Moundsville, West Virginia, 1915-1917.

Principal Stanton (Kentucky) Academy, 1917-1918.

President Knoxville College, August since 1918. Home: Knoxville, Tennessee

Achievements

• James Kelly Giffen has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Adelia Lorimer, June 26, 1913. Children: Lowell Lorimer, Helen Loraine, John Kelly (deceased), James Kelly (deceased).

Father:

Robert Emmett Giffen

Mother:

Anna Margaret (Bentley) Giffen

Spouse:

Mary Adelia Lorimer

child:

Helen Loraine Giffen

child:

James Kelly Giffen (deceased)

child:

John Kelly Giffen (deceased)

child:

Lowell Lorimer Giffen