Background
Wright, William Burnet was born on April 15, 1838 in Cincinnati. Son of Nathaniel and Caroline (Thew) Wright.
Wright, William Burnet was born on April 15, 1838 in Cincinnati. Son of Nathaniel and Caroline (Thew) Wright.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1857. Andover Theological Seminary, 1858-1860. University of Berlin and Halle, 1860-1861.
(Doctor of Divinity, Dartmouth, 1888).
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1862. Pastor South Church, Chicago, 1862-1867, Berkeley Saint Church, Boston, 1867-1887, First Church, New Britain, Connecticut, 1888-1890, Lafayette Presbyterian Church, Buffalo, 1891-1902. Lecturer on literature, history and biography.
Author: Ancient Cities from the Dawn to the Daylight, 1887, 1893.
The World to Come, 1887. Master and Men, or The Sermon on the Mountain Practiced on the Plain, 1894.
Cities of Paul, Beacons of the Past Rekindled for the Present, 1906. The Heart of the Master, 1911.
Home: Buffalo, New New York
Married Lucretia Johnson, January 1, 1863.