Background
Davenport, John Gaylord was born on November 24, 1840 in Wilton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Sarah Maria (Gaylord) Davenport.
Davenport, John Gaylord was born on November 24, 1840 in Wilton, Connecticut, United States. Son of Charles Augustus and Sarah Maria (Gaylord) Davenport.
Bachelor of Arts, Williams, 1863, Master of Arts, 1866 (Doctor of Divinity, 1893). Studied Union Theological Seminary, 1864-1865. Tutor, Williams College, 1865-1867, and studied with Doctor Mark Hopkins during same time.
Ordained Congleton ministry, July 1, 1868. Pastor Park Saint Church, Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1868-1881, 2d Church, Waterbury, 1881-1911 (emeritus). Moderator Connecticut General Congressional Ministers, 1897.
Author: The Fulfillment, 1900.
Something Beyond, and Other Poems, 1914. Life of Moses Stuart.
Experiences and Observations by the Way—an Autobiography, 1917. Home: Waterbury, Connecticut.
Married Alice Westcott, November 29, 1866.
