Background
Bridges, James Robertson was born on September 29, 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of James Robertson and Mary (Dandridge) Bridges.
Bridges, James Robertson was born on September 29, 1852 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States. Son of James Robertson and Mary (Dandridge) Bridges.
Bachelor of Arts, Hampden-Sidney College, Virginia (Doctor of Divinity). Graduate Union Theological Seminary in Virginia, 1880.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1880. Evangelist in Kentucky and Texas until 1883. Stated supply, Mission Chapel, Baltimore, Maryland., 1883-1885.
Pastor Leesburg, Virginia, 1885-1889, Salem, Virginia, 1889-1895, Columbia, Missouri, 1895-1898, Orlando, Florida, 1898-1899. President.
Married Ann MacGill Bridges, September 17, 1885. Children: Helen Venable, James Robertson, Robert Armstrong, Edwin Breathed, Mary Dandridge.