Background
Bentley, Walter E. was born on September 29, 1864 in Sheffield, England. Son of Arthur and Sarah E. (Cowen) Bentley.
Bentley, Walter E. was born on September 29, 1864 in Sheffield, England. Son of Arthur and Sarah E. (Cowen) Bentley.
Educated Sheffield Collegiate School. Came to the United States, 1880. In business, 1880-1883.
On stage, appearing in Shakespearean and other classic roles, 1883-1889. Studied theology, 1889-1891.
Deacon, 1891, priest, 1892, Protestant Episcopal Church. Minister Oriskany Falls, New York, 1891, Clayton, New York, 1892-1894, Bainbridge, New York, 1894-1896, Deposit, New York 1896. Vicar St. Mark’s Chapel, New York, 1897-1899.
Rector St. Edmund’s, 1899-1900, assistant rector All Souls’, 1900-1902, rector Church of the Holy Sepulchre, 1902-1905, New York. Rector Church of the Ascension, Brooklyn, since 1905. Founder, 1899, and since general secretary Actors’ Church Alliance of America.
Address: 129 Kent St., Brooklyn.
Married Harriott F. Chamberlin, of Syracuse, New York, October 11, 1892.