Background
Barkley, James Morrison was born on November 22, 1846 in near Statesville, North Carolina, United States. Son of John Cathey and Eliza Julia (Morrison) Barkley.
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James Morrison Barkley
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Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1876. Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1879. (Doctor of Divinity, 1899, Doctor of Laws, 1912, Alma College).
Career
Served private to Lieutenant Company F, 73d North Carolina Infantry (Junior Reserves), C.S.A., 1864-1865. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1879. Pastor Wickliffe Church, Newark, New Jersey, 1879-1882, Hillsdale, Michigan, 1882-1885.
State secretary Young Men's Christian Association, Michigan, 1885-1886.
Pastor 3d (afterward Forest) Avenue Church, Detroit, 1886-1916, pastor emeritus, since 1916. Moderator Presbyterian General Assembly, Denver, 1909.
Trustee and Chairman of the Board Alma College (acting president, 1915).
Achievements
Membership
Served private to Lieutenant Company F, 73d North Carolina Infantry (Junior Reserves), C.S.A., 1864-1865. Republican.
Connections
Married Mary East. Conwell, May 27, 1879.
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Political Party
Republican