Waights Gibbs Henry

Background

Henry, Waights Gibbs was born on January 31, 1879 in Palm, Alabama, United States. Son of Robert Fillmore and Katherine Rebecca (Morriss) Henry.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Southern University, Greensboro, Alabama, 1900. Bachelor of Divinity, Vanderbilt University, 1902. Master of Arts, University of Alabama, 1911, Doctor of Laws, 1937.

Doctor of Philosophy, Boston University, 1915.

Studied University Chicago, Harvard and law department Millsaps College. Doctor of Divinity, Birmingham-Southern College, 1925.

Career

Ordained ministry Methodist Episcopal Church, South, 1903. Pastor Trinity, 1903-1906, Pratt City (Birmingham), 1907-1909, Tuscaloosa, 1910-1912, Jackson, Mississippi, 1914-1917, Brookhaven, 1918, Huntsville, Alabama, 1919-1920, 11th Avenue Church, Birmingham, 1921-1923. Professor religious education Emory University, 1924-1929.

Professor Bible at Athens College, since 1951.

Achievements

• Waights Gibbs Henry has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman, educator. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member General Conference of Methodist Episcopal Church Church, South., 1922-1930. Member General Epworth League Board, 1922-1925. Member Board Temperance and Social Service, 1926-1930.

Member Ecumenical Methodist Conference, 1931, 47, 51, Judicial Council Methodist Episcopal Church, South for term 1934-1939, judicial council Methodist Church, 1939-1940, 40-44, and elected for term 1944-1952 (vice president judicial council).

Served as; Member Kappa Alpha, Pi Gamma Mu, Theta Phi, Omicron Delta Kappa, Phi Beta Kappa. Mason, Kiwanian.

Connections

Married Mary Elizabeth Davis, June 18, 1903. Children: Robert Fillmore, Jefferson, Davis, Taylor Hill, Waights Gibbs, Ann Elizabeth.

Father:

Robert Fillmore Henry

Mother:

Katherine Rebecca (Morriss) Henry

Spouse:

Mary Elizabeth Davis

child:

Davis Henry

child:

Robert Fillmore Henry

child:

Taylor Hill Henry

child:

Jefferson Henry

child:

Ann Elizabeth Henry

child:

Waights Gibbs Henry