Background
Brastow, Lewis Orsmond was born on March 23, 1834 in Brewer, Maine, United States. Son of Deodat and Eliza (Blake) Brastow.
Brastow, Lewis Orsmond was born on March 23, 1834 in Brewer, Maine, United States. Son of Deodat and Eliza (Blake) Brastow.
Bachelor of Arts, Bowdoin College, 1857. Studied division, Bangor Theological Seminary. Honorary Master of Arts, 1885.
Doctor of Divinity, Bowdoin, 1880.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1861. Chaplain 12th Regiment Vermont Volunteer Infantry. Member Vermont Constitutional Convention, 1870.
Pastor Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, 1861-1873, Burlington, Vermont, 1873-1884.
Professor practical theology, Yale Division School, 1885-1907. Author: Representative Modern Preachers, 1904.
The Modern Pulpit, 1906. Home: New Haven, Connecticut
Member Vermont Constitutional Convention, 1870.
Married Martha Brewster Ladd, May 15, 1872.