Background
Montgomery, Robert Nathaniel was born on May 19, 1900 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of John Knox and Martha (Patton) Montgomery.
Montgomery, Robert Nathaniel was born on May 19, 1900 in Xenia, Ohio, United States. Son of John Knox and Martha (Patton) Montgomery.
Bachelor of Arts, Muskingum College, 1921. Oberlin Graduate School Theology, 1921-1922. Thomas Jamison fellow, Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, 1925-1926, Th.B., 1925, Master of Theology, 1928.
U. Edinburgh, Scotland, 1926. University of Chicago, summer 1927. Doctor of Divinity, Monmouth (Illinois) College, 1929.
Doctor of Laws, Monmouth (Illinois) College 1944. Doctor of Humanities, Marietta College, 1962.
Townsend (Mistress R. Gordon Brunner). Secretary, Oberlin (O.) College Young Men’s Christian Association, 1921-1922. Secretary Muskingum Bible Conference and Training School, summers 1922-1927.
Pastor Bethel U.P. Church, Enon Valley, Pennsylvania, 1925. Professor Hebrew and O.T. literature, Pittsburgh-Xenia Seminary, 1926-1930. President Tarkio (Missouri) College, 1930-1932.
President Muskingum College, New Concord, O., 1932-1965, president emeritus, since 1965. Installed as first chancellor, 1962. Moderator, U.P. Church, 1957-1958.
Served with United States Army, 1918. Member American Oriental Society, Tau Kappa Alpha.
Married Ruth Palmer Kelley, September 24, 1925.