Background
Edris, Paul Milburn was born on July 28, 1909 in Spring Creek Township, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Milburn and Carrie Edith (Nichol) Edris.
Edris, Paul Milburn was born on July 28, 1909 in Spring Creek Township, Iowa, United States. Son of Frank Milburn and Carrie Edith (Nichol) Edris.
Bachelor of Arts, Maryville (Tennessee) College, 1932; Doctor of Divinity, Maryville (Tennessee) College, 1957; Bachelor of Divinity, Louisville Presbyterian Seminary, 1935.
Ordained to ministry, Presbyterian Church, 1935; pastor churches in, Kentucky, 1935-1939; pastor, First Presbyterian Church, Daytona Beach, Florida, 1939-1975; moderator, Presbytery St. Johns, Florida, 1955; moderator, Synod Florida, 1956-1957; moderator, General Assembly Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1975-1976; chairman operational board mission board, General Assembly Presbyterian Church in the United States, 1976-1977. Trustee Florida Presbyterian College (now Eckerd College), 1958-1977. Board directors Columbia Theological Seminary, 1974-1975, 77-79.
Member Daytona Beach Interracial Advisory Board, 1953-1970. President Daytona Beach Young Men’s Christian Association, 1941-1946. Member of Daytona Beach Rotary (past president).
Married Jane Alice Glascock, September 8, 1930. Children: James Edwin, Robert Paul.