Background
Booth, Robert Russell was born on May 16, 1830 in New York, United States. Son of William A. and Alida (Russell) Booth.
Booth, Robert Russell was born on May 16, 1830 in New York, United States. Son of William A. and Alida (Russell) Booth.
Preparatory education New York University, graduate Williams, 1849, A.M., 1852. Studied theology Auburn Theological Seminary and University of Halle, Germany (Doctor of Divinity, University of New York, 1864, Doctor of Laws, Lafayette University, 1895).
Ordained, 1853; pastor 1st Church, Troy, New York, 1853-1857. 1st Church, Stamford, Connecticut, 1857-1860. Mercer St. Church, New York, 1861-1870.
University Place Church, New York, 1870-1883. Rutgers’ Riverside Church, New York, since 1886(then emeritus). Chaplain 22d regiment National Guard State of New York, 1863-1869.
Moderator Synod of New York, at Boston, 1871. Moderator General Assembly Presbyterian Church, 1895, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Trustee Williams Colonel, since 1866. Director Princeton Theological Seminary, since 1880.
Member Presbyn.
Married Emma Louise Lathrop, October 26, 1853.