Theodosius Stevens Tyng

Background

Tyng, Theodosius Stevens was born on November 26, 1849 in Columbus, Ohio, United States. Son of Dudley Atkins and Catherine Maria (Stevens) Tyng.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Kenyon College, Ohio, 1869, Master of Arts, 1878. Bachelor of Laws, Columbia, 1871. Bachelor of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1874.

Harvard, 1875-1877.

Career

Deacon, 1873, priest, 1874, Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector Saint James’ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1874-1878. Missionary to Japan, 1878-1909.

Rector Saint Timothy’s School, Osaka, 1879-1886.

Professor ethics and apologetics, Trinity Division School, Tokyo, 1889-1897. President Saint Paul’s College, Tokyo, 1892-1897.

Rector Saint Mark’s Church, Ashland, New Hampshire (U.S.), 1909-1920. Now rector Grace Memorial Church, Phillipsdale, Rhode Island Lecturer on Japan Hartford School of Missions, 1912-1913.

Achievements

• Theodosius Stevens Tyng has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Phi Beta Kappa.

Connections

Married Ida May Drake, of Somerville, Massachusetts, July 27, 1878.

Father:

Dudley Atkins Tyng

Mother:

Catherine Maria (Stevens) Tyng

Spouse:

Ida May Drake