Background
Cunningham, William Burgess was born on January 15, 1883 in Troy, Obion County, Tennessee, United States. Son of William Monroe and Mary Tennessee (Brown) Cunningham.
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William Burgess Cunningham
William Burgess Cunningham, American clergyman. Mason.
Education
Bachelor of Arts, Bethel College, McKenzie, Tennessee, 1910 (president of class), Doctor of Divinity from the same college, 1932.
Career
Margaret. Ordained ministry of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church, 1907. Pastor rural churches and at Humboldt, Hickman and Rutherford, Tennessee, until 1916, Union City since 1916. Secretary and treasurer Board of Education Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Permanent engrossing clerk, General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church.
Elected moderator General Assembly, 1933. Declined presidency Bethel College, 1932.
Achievements
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William Burgess Cunningham has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.
Membership
Mason.
Connections
Married Una Owen, October 25, 1911.
- Father:
- William Monroe Cunningham
- Mother:
- Mary Tennessee (Brown) Cunningham
- Spouse:
- Una Owen
