Background
Strong, William Ellsworth was born on April 9, 1860 in S. Natick, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elnathan Ellsworth Strong and Elizabeth Gilman (Mitchell) Strong.
Strong, William Ellsworth was born on April 9, 1860 in S. Natick, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Elnathan Ellsworth Strong and Elizabeth Gilman (Mitchell) Strong.
Bachelor of Arts, Dartmouth, 1882, Doctor of Divinity, 1912. Graduate Hartford Theological Seminary, 1885.
Ordained Congleton ministry, 1885. Pastor Washington Street Church, Beverly, Massachusetts, 1885-1895, First Church, Jackson, Michigan, 1895-1901, First Church, Amherst, Massachusetts, 1901-1906. Editorial secretary, 1907-1921, correspondent secretary, 1921-1930, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions Editor Missionary Herald, 1906-1921.
Trustee Hartford Theological Seminary, Jaffna College, Ceylon, Fukien Christian University, China.
Author: The Story of the American Board, 1910. Home: Newtonville, Massachusetts
Married Ellen Olmsted, June 28, 1887. Children: Margaret (Mistress Stuart M. Hill), Ellsworth Olmsted (deceased), Helen Webster (Mistress Harold H. Lounsberry), Robert Chamberlain.