Rudolph Emile Brestell

Background

Brestell, Rudolph Emile was born on July 4, 1873 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Major Charles and Maud Henrietta (Thacher) Brestell.

Education

Preparatory education, Hayden Academy, New York City. Bachelor of Arts, Saint Stephen’s College, Annandale, New York, 1895. Master of Arts, 1898.

Bachelor of Sacred Theology, General Theological Seminary, 1898.

Doctor of Divinity, Saint Stephen’s College of Columbia University, 1929.

Career

Deacon, 1898, priest, 1899. Protestant Episcopal Church. Curate Church of the Advocate, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1898-1901.

Rector Trinity Church, Ambler, Pennsylvania, 1901-1903.

Curate Saint Martin’s in the Field, Wissahickon Heights, Philadelphia, 1903-1904. Curate Saint Paul’s Church, Camden, New Jersey, 1904-1905, rector, 1905-1936, rector emeritus since 1941.

Achievements

• Rudolph Emile Brestell has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member National Guard New York, 1891-1894.

Connections

Married Bessie Maud Craske, November 9, 1899.

Father:

Major Charles Brestell

Mother:

Maud Henrietta (Thacher) Brestell

Spouse:

Bessie Maud Craske