Background
Durkee, James Stanley was born on November 21, 1866 in Carleton, Yarmouth County, Nova Scoti. Son of James and Elizabeth (Dennis) Durkee.
Durkee, James Stanley was born on November 21, 1866 in Carleton, Yarmouth County, Nova Scoti. Son of James and Elizabeth (Dennis) Durkee.
Came to the United States, 1885. Bachelor of Arts, Bates College, Lewiston, Maine, 1897, Master of Arts, 1905, Doctor of Divinity, 1920. Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1906.
Doctor of Laws, Howard University, 1926.
Doctor of Divinity, Keuka College, Penn Yan, New York, 1940.
Ministry, 1898; pastor Auburn, Maine, 1898-1901, Roxbury, Boston, 1901-1909, South Congressional Church, Brockton, Massachusetts, 1909-1918. President Howard University, Washington, District of Columbia, 1918-1926. Pastor of Plymouth Congregational Church (church of Henry Ward Beecher), Brooklyn.
New York, 1926-1941.
Now retired. Past president School of Expression, now named Curry College (Boston). Trustee American Tract Society, Seamen’s Friend Society.
Ex-president National Temperance Society.
Member Clergy; Mason (32deg, Knight of the Order of the Thistle).
Married Florence Marion Robbins, August 4, 1897. Children: Wanda M., Stanley R. Ordained Free Baptist.