Background
Lewis, Leicester Crosby was born on March 30, 1887 in New York City. Son of George Washington and Maria Elizabeth (Sharkey) Lewis.
Lewis, Leicester Crosby was born on March 30, 1887 in New York City. Son of George Washington and Maria Elizabeth (Sharkey) Lewis.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1910, A.M., 1911. Bachelor of Divinity, General Theological Seminary of Protestant Episcopal Church, New York, 1912. Student university of Berlin, Tübingen and Freiburg, 1912-1914.
Doctor of Philosophy., University of Pennsylvania, 1925. S.T.D. from Columbia University, 1936, Doctor of Civil Law, Philadelphia Divinity School, 1944.
Deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1911, priest, 1912. Curate Christ Church, Ridgewood, New Jersey, 1911-1912. Professor ecclesiastical history, Western Theological Seminary and chaplain St. Mary’s Sisters, Chicago, 1913-1920.
Master Episcopal Academy, Philadelphia, 1922-1929, chaplain, 1931-1932. Assistant Holy Trinity Church, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, 1922-1929. Director school of religious education, St. James Church, Philadelphia, 1931-1932.
Rector Church St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia, 1932-1945. Vicar St. Luke’s Chapel, Trinity Parish, since 1945. Examining chaplain to bishop of New York.
President New York Catholic Club.
Contributor monographs and articles on philosophical and religious subjects.
Member World Conference on Faith and Order, American Theol.
Married Beatrix Elizabeth Baldwin, June 1, 1915. Children: Leicester Crosby, Richard Warrington Baldwin, Virginia, Adelaide.