Background
Saunders, Wilbour Eddy was born on September 20, 1894 in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Colver L. and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Saunders, Wilbour Eddy was born on September 20, 1894 in Warwick, Rhode Island, United States. Son of Colver L. and Harriet (Robertson) Saunders.
Bachelor of Arts, Brown University, 1916. Master of Arts, Columbia University, 1918. Graduate Union Theological Seminary, 1919.
Postgraduate Cambridge U. (England), 1919-1920.
Doctor of Divinity, Colgate University, 1936. Doctor Education, Brown University, 1941.
Doctor of Laws, Dickinson College, 1943, U. Rochester, 1951. Doctor of Letters, Keuka College, 1959.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Kalamazoo College, 1961.
Doctor of Divinity, Denison University, 1961.
; married second, Esther Hale Gosnell, January 2, 1952. 1 adopted daughter, Marjorie Luther. Ordained to ministry Baptist Church, 1919.
Teacher Horace Mann School New York City, 1920-1921.
Assistant pastor Marcy Avenue Church, Brooklyn, 1920-1923, pastor 1927-1932. Pastor First Church, Rahway, New Jersey 1923-1927.
Chaplain New Jersey State Reformatory, 1924-1927. Executive secretary, Federation Churches Rochester and Monroe.
County, New York, 1932-1935.
Special lecturer Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1933-1935. Headmaster Peddie School, Highstown, New Jersey, 1935-1948. President Colgate-Rochester Division School, 1949-1960.
Interim senior minister Irondequit United Church of Christ, 1964-1979.
Interim president Keuka College, Keuka Park, New York, 1965-1966, First Baptist Church, Rochester, New York, 1966-1968. Past president Hightstown Young Men's Christian Association.
Chairman trustees Rochester Regional Research Library. Trustee Wayland Junior College, Peddie School, Brown University, Columbia School, Colgate Rochester Division School, Allendale School Past president Association Northern Bapts.
Ednl. Institution Delaware Constnl.
Convention, State New Jersey Chairman governor’son Committee Civil Rights, 1947-1948.
Member Academy Political and Social Science, Delta Tau Delta. Mason; member Royal Arcanum. Clubs: Brown (New York).
Member editorial board Crusader.
Married Mildred A. Paige, September 22, 1919 (deceased. Married second, Esther Hale Gosnell, January 2, 1952.