Background
Fernald, James Champlin was born on August 18, 1838 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Henry B. and Mabel C. Fernald.
Fernald, James Champlin was born on August 18, 1838 in Portland, Maine, United States. Son of Henry B. and Mabel C. Fernald.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1860. Graduate Newton Theological Institution, 1863. (Doctor of Humane Letters, Denison, 1904).
2d, Nettie South. Barker, June 18, 1873. ordained Baptist ministry, 1864. Pastor Rutland, Vermont, 1862-1865, Waterville, Maine, 1865-1866. In Europe, 1866-1867.
Pastor, O., 1869-1872.
In government service, Washington, 1872-1876. Pastor in Ohio, at McConnelsville, 1876-1877, Clyde, 1877-1879, Gallon, 1879-1880, Springfield, 1881-1885, Garrettsville, 1885-1889.
On staff Funk & Wagnalls Company, since 1889. Dean department English, Intercontinental University, December 1905-1909.
Editor-in-chief Students’ Standard Dictionary, and other abridgments.
The Classic Speller. Scientific Side-Lights, 1901. Foreign a time editor Homiletic Review.
Author: Synonyms, Antonyms and Prepositions of the English Language, 1896.
Connectives of English Speech, 1904. A Working Grammar of the English Language, 1907. English Grammar Simplified, 1915.
Effective English, 1918.
Home: Upper Montclair, New Jersey.
Married Mary B. Griggs, April.