Owen Hamilton Gates

Background

Gates, Owen Hamilton was born on October 18, 1862 in Tinmouth, Vermont, United States. Son of Review Matthew Alonzo and Dency L. (Ward) Gates.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1883, Doctor of Philosophy, 1887. Studied University of Leipzig, 1883-1884. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1889.

Fellow of same in University at Berlin, 1889-1891.

Career

Ordained Congleton ministry, 1891. Instructor Latin, Dartmouth, 1884-1885. Instructor Hebrew, Union Theological Seminary, 1891-1892.

Professor Old Testament language and literature, Oberlin Theological Seminary, 1892-1899.

Instructor Hebrew, 1902-1908, assistant librarian, 1903-1905, librarian, 1908-1911, Andover Theological Seminary. Librarian, Andover-Harvard Theological Library, 1911-1936.

Home: New Castle, New Hampshire (U.S.)

Achievements

• Owen Hamilton Gates has been listed as a noteworthy librarian by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Henrietta Middlekauff, August 3, 1891 (died 1931). Children: Gaylord Merritt, Harold Emery.

Father:

Review Matthew Alonzo Gates

Mother:

Dency L. (Ward) Gates

Spouse:

Henrietta Middlekauff

child:

Harold Emery Gates

child:

Gaylord Merritt Gates