Background
Thoburn, James Matthew was born on June 23, 1856 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Elizabeth (Murdick) Thoburn.
Thoburn, James Matthew was born on June 23, 1856 in Saint Clairsville, Ohio, United States. Son of David and Elizabeth (Murdick) Thoburn.
Bachelor of Arts from Allegheny College in 1881, Master of Arts, 1883 (Doctor of Divinity, 1893).
Ordained Mechanical Engineering ministry, 1884. Pastor Warren, Pennsylvania, 1880-1883, Dunkirk, New York, 1883-1884, Calcutta, India, 1884-1888, Oil City, Pennsylvania, 1888-1893, Duluth, Minnesota, 1893-1895, Detroit, Michigan, 1895-1900, Nova Scoti Calvary Church, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1900-1910. District superintendent Allegheny District, 1910-1916.
Pastor Uniontown, Pennsylvania, 1916-1921.
President Beaver College for Women, 1921-1923. Pastor Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, 1923-1925, Mary South. Brown Memorial Church, Pittsburgh, 1925-1932, Smithfield Street Church, Pittsburgh, since 1932.
Home: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Married Emma Frances Merchant, June 14, 1882.