Jonathan Ritchie Smith

Background

Smith, Jonathan Ritchie was born on June 23, 1852 in Baltimore, Maryland, United States. Son of Joseph T. and Elizabeth C. (Letterman) Smith.

Education

Baltimore City College. Bachelor of Arts, Princeton, 1872, Master of Arts, 1875. Studied law, University Maryland, 1872-1873.

Graduate Princeton Theological Seminary, 1876.

Doctor of Divinity, Franklin and Marshall, 1903.

Career

Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1876. Pastor 1st Church, Peekskill, New York, 1876-1898, Market Square Church, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 1900-1914. Lecturer, Union Theological Seminary, New York, 1913-1914.

Professor homiletics, Princeton Theological Seminary, 1914-1929 (emeritus).

Achievements

• Jonathan Ritchie Smith has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Louise Hasbrouck, June 12, 1883. Children: Ritchie Hasbrouck (deceased), Louise Letterman, Dudley Cooke, Craig Ritchie.

Father:

Joseph T. Smith

Mother:

Elizabeth C. (Letterman) Smith

Spouse:

Louise Hasbrouck

child:

Louise Letterman Smith

child:

Ritchie Hasbrouck Smith (deceased)

child:

Dudley Cooke Smith

child:

Craig Ritchie Smith