Background
Dawley, Powel Mills was born on March 1, 1907 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William James and Mabel Cleveland (Wilson) Dawley.
Dawley, Powel Mills was born on March 1, 1907 in Newport, Rhode Island, United States. Son of William James and Mabel Cleveland (Wilson) Dawley.
Ph. B., Brown U., 1929, A.M., 1931, Doctor of Divinity, 1965. Bachelor of Divinity (Phillips Brook fellow), Episcopal Theological School, 1936, Doctor of Divinity, 1961. Doctor of Philosophy, University Cambridge (England) Corpus Christi College, 1938.
S.T.D., General Theological Seminary 1955.
Ordained dean Protestant Episcopal Church, 1935, priest, 1936. Associate rector St. David’s Church, Baltimore, 1938-1942. Dean St. Luke’s Cathedral, Portland, Maine, 1942-1945.
Professor ecclesiastical history General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1945-1971, sub-dean, professor emeritus, since 1971.
Member American Society Church History, Lambda Sigma Nu. Mason (32 degree).
Married Dorothy Wainwright Knapp, December, 1941. Children: Victoria Wainwright, Pamela Wilson, Dorothy Maris.