Background
Crossfield, Richard Henry was born on October 22, 1868 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard H. and Elizabeth (Jackson) Crossfield.
Crossfield, Richard Henry was born on October 22, 1868 in Lawrenceburg, Kentucky, United States. Son of Richard H. and Elizabeth (Jackson) Crossfield.
Bachelor of Arts, Kentucky U. (now Transylvania College), 1889. Graduate The College of the Bible, Lexington, Kentucky, 1892. Master of Arts, Doctor of Philisophy, University of Wooster, 1900.
Doctor of Laws, Georgetown College, 1915, University of Kentucky, 1917, Transylvania, 1930.
Ordained minister of Disciples of Christ, 1894, pastor Glasgow, later Owensboro, Kentucky, 17 years. President Transylvania College, 13 years. President College of the Bible, 8½ years.
President William Woods College, Fulton, Missouri, 3 years.
Pastor First Christian Church, Norfolk, Virginia, 1924-1927, First Christian Church, Birmingham, Alabama, 1927-1937. President Transylvania College, Lexington, Kentucky, 1938-1939, president emeritus since 1939.
Member Board of Education of Disciples of Christ. Member Birmingham Sunday School Council, Pension Fund of Disciples of Christ. Member American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Clubs: International Kiwanis, Country, Clergy, Theta Phi.
Married Annie Ritchie Terry, February 5, 1895. Children: Dorothy, Terry.