Background
Smith, James Power was born on July 4, 1837 in New Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Joseph (Doctor of Divinity) and Eliza (Bell) S.
Smith, James Power was born on July 4, 1837 in New Athens, Ohio, United States. Son of Review Joseph (Doctor of Divinity) and Eliza (Bell) S.
Bachelor of Arts, Jefferson College, Pennsylvania, 1856. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, Virginia, 1861. (Doctor of Divinity, Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia).
Served in Confederate Army as corporal in Rockbridge Artillery and as captain and a.-daughter-c. staff of General Stonewall Jackson and Lieutenant-General Ewell. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1866. Pastor Roanoke, Virginia, 1866-1869, Fredericksburg, 1869-1892.
Editor Central Presbyterian, Richmond, Virginia, 1893-1911.
Stated clerk, Synod of Virginia, since 1870. President.
Served in Confederate Army as corporal in Rockbridge Artillery and as captain and a.-daughter-c. staff of General Stonewall Jackson and Lieutenant-General Ewell. Presbyterian Board of Publication. Chaplain Battalion Virginia Artillery, National Guard.
Member Southern History Society (secretary), Alpha Chapter Phi Beta Kappa (William and Mary College, Virginia).
Married Agnes Lacy, of Chatham (Fredericksburg), Virginia, April.