Background
Johnson, William Allen was born on August 4, 1833 in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Son of Review Doctor Samuel Roosevelt and Elizabeth (Johnston) Johnson.
Johnson, William Allen was born on August 4, 1833 in Hyde Park, New York, United States. Son of Review Doctor Samuel Roosevelt and Elizabeth (Johnston) Johnson.
Educated Columbia Grammar School, New York, Columbia College, Bachelor of Arts, 1853, Master of Arts, 1856, General Theological Seminary, New York, 1857.
Ordained deacon, 1857, priest 1858, in Prot. Episcopal Church; rector Saint Peter’s Church, Bainbridge, New York, and Christ Church, Guilford, New York, 1857-1862. Missionary in copper mine region of Lake Superior, Michigan, 1862-1864.
Rector Saint Mary's Church, Burlington, New Jersey, 1864-1870, Saint John's Church, Salisbury, Connecticut, 1871-1883.
Professor homiletics and evidences of religion, 1883-1886, professor ecclesiastical history, 1887-1900, Berkeley Divinity School, Middletown, Connecticut. Professor emeritus, since 1900.
Married Henrietta A. Chamberlin, June 12, 1860.