Background
Templeton, William Craig was born on August 15, 1863 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States. Son of William Harris and Margaret Eliza (Craig) Templeton.
Templeton, William Craig was born on August 15, 1863 in Pinckneyville, Illinois, United States. Son of William Harris and Margaret Eliza (Craig) Templeton.
Bachelor of Arts, Park College, Missouri, 1888, Doctor of Divinity, 1907. Master of Arts, Princeton, 1890. Doctor of Philosophy, McKendree University, Illinois, 1899.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1891. Pastor Quenemo, Kansas, 1891-1894, Chanute, Kansas, 1894-1897, Monett, Missouri, 1897-1902, Kirksville, Missouri, 1902-1912, 1st Church, Emporia, Kansas, 1912-1918. Became pastor Winfield, Kansas, 1918.
Now pastor First Presbyterian Church of Dodge City.
Trustee Park College. Moderator Synod of Missouri, 1908, Synod of Kansas, 1921.
Mason.; Club: Kiwanis.
Married Helen H. Hutton, of New Albany, Indiana, October 12, 1892. Children: William H. (deceased), Mistress Sarah Margaret Davis, Samuel Hart.