Background
Bushnell, John Edward was born on October 21, 1858 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States. Son of John Frederick and Emma Palmer (Caulkins) Bushnell.
Bushnell, John Edward was born on October 21, 1858 in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, United States. Son of John Frederick and Emma Palmer (Caulkins) Bushnell.
Bachelor of Arts, Yale, 1880, Bachelor of Divinity, 1883, Hooker fellow, for special critical study, 1884. Doctor of Divinity, New York University, 1899.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1884. Pastor Congressional Church, Fairfield, Connecticut, 1884-1888, Presbyterian Church, Rye, New York, 1888-1894, Phillips Presbyterian and Madison Avenue churches, New York, 1894-1900, Westminster Church, Minneapolis, 1901-1931, now emeritus.
Member Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Florence Ellsworth, of Brooklyn, June 14, 1887. Children: Ellsworth, John Horace, Paul Palmer.