James M. Shelburne

Background

Shelburne, James M. was born on May 27, 1867 in near Taylorsville, Kentucky, United States. Son of John W. and Jane (Goodwine) Shelburne.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, A.M., Georgetown College, Kentucky, 1897. Master of Theology, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, 1900. Doctor of Divinity, Georgetown College, 1907.

Doctor of Humane Letters, Howard College, 1908.

Career

Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1900. Pastor College Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1900-1909. 1st Church, Bristol, Virginia, 1909-1913.

President Howard College, 1913-1918. Educational secretary for War Work Council of Young Men’s Christian Association, Camp Wheeler, Macon, Georgia, 1917-1918. Pastor First Church, Gadsden, Alabama, 1918-1921, First Church, Danville, Virginia, since 1921.

Membership

Member Education Board, Southern Baptist Convention, 1919-1921, Board Foreign Missions, 1922-1932. Member Executive Committee Southern Baptist Convention, 1932-1944.

Connections

Married Martha Washington Crumpton, June 27, 1900. Children: Kingman C., Ellen B., James C., Harriet M., Mary Frances, Davis Ryland.

Father:

John W. Shelburne

Mother:

Jane (Goodwine) Shelburne

Spouse:

Martha Washington Crumpton

child:

James C. Shelburne

child:

Mary Frances Shelburne

child:

Harriet M. Shelburne

child:

Kingman C. Shelburne

child:

Davis Ryland Shelburne

child:

Ellen B. Shelburne