Walker Gwynne

Background

Gwynne, Walker was born on June 7, 1845 in Strabane, Ireland. Son of Richard and Ann (Walker) Gwynne.

Education

Strabane Academy; Bachelor of Divinity, General Theological Seminary, New York, 1871. Doctor of Divinity, Saint Stephen’s College, New York, 1911.

Career

Deacon, 1871, priest, 1872, Protestant Episcopal Church. Curate Saint Paul’s Church, Albany, New York, 1871. Priest in charge Saint Paul’s Free Chapel, Troy, New York, 1872-1876.

Rector Saint John's Church, Cohoes, New York, 1876-1884, Saint Mark’s Church, Augustana, Maine, 1844-1893, Calvary Church, Summit, New Jersey, 1893-1913, rector emeritus.

Deputy General Convention, 1889, 1892. General secretary Sanctity of Marriage Association.

Honorary president Overlook Hospital Corporation for Relief of Widows of Clergymen in New Jersey Author: The Gospel in the Church, 1909. The Christian Year—Its Purpose and Its History, 1915.

Primitive Worship and the Prayer Book, 1917.

Divorce in America Under State and Church, 1925. Home: Summit, New Jersey.

Achievements

• Walker Gwynne has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Helen Bowers Lee, January 16, 1877. Children: Helen Bowers, Walter Lee, Frederic Walker, Arthur, Edythe Stewart (Mistress Reginald F. Pearson).

Father:

Richard Gwynne

Mother:

Ann (Walker) Gwynne

Spouse:

Helen Bowers Lee

child:

Edythe Stewart Gwynne (Mistress Reginald F. Pearson)

child:

Frederic Walker Gwynne

child:

Arthur Gwynne

child:

Helen Bowers Gwynne

child:

Walter Lee Gwynne