Background
Smith, Roland Cotton was born on March 24, 1860 in New York City. Son of John Cotton and Harriette (Appleton) Smith.
Smith, Roland Cotton was born on March 24, 1860 in New York City. Son of John Cotton and Harriette (Appleton) Smith.
Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1882, Master of Arts, 1883. Graduate Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1885.
Deacon, 1885, priest, 1886, Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector St. Peter’s Church, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1885-1888. Assistant, Trinity Church, Boston, 1888-1892.
Rector St. John’s Church, Northampton, 1893-1902, St. John’s Church, Washington, District of Columbia, 1902. Address: Ipswich, Mass.
Married Margaret Sigourney Otis, November 13, 1885.