Background
Allen, William Harman Van was born on February 16, 1870 in Cameron, New York, United States. Son of Daniel D. and Frances Jane (Holland) V.
Allen, William Harman Van was born on February 16, 1870 in Cameron, New York, United States. Son of Daniel D. and Frances Jane (Holland) V.
Bachelor of Philosophy, Syracuse University, 1890, the Master of Philisophy, 1897. Master of Arts, Hobart College, 1899. South.T.D., Syracuse, 1904.
Doctor of Humane Letters, Saint Stephen’s College, 1910.
Doctor of Civil Law, University of Bishop’s College, Quebec, 1911. Doctor of Laws, Alfred University, 1912.
Read for orders while head master Saint John's School, New York, and with Bishop Huntington. Unmarried. English tutor, Rutgers College, 1890-1891.
Head master Saint John's School, New York, 1891-1894.
General secretary Church Association for Advancement Interests of Labor, 1892-1894. Ordained, 1894; private secretary to Bishop Huntington, with charge of Saint Luke’s and Saint Anna’s chapels, Syracuse, 1894-1895. Acting principal Camden (New York) High School, 1895-1896.
Rector Church of the Epiphany, Trumansburg, New York, 1896-1897, Grace Parish, Elmira, New York, 1897-1902, Parish of the Advent, Boston, 1902-1929.
General secretary Church Association for Advancement Interests of Labor, 1892-1894. President Actors’ Church Alliance, Boston Chapter, 1904-1906, Boston Browning Society, 1908-1910.
Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon, Holland Society of New York (vice president for New England, since 1913). Served with American Expeditionary Forces in France and Germany, 1919. Deputy to General Conference, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1922.
Memorial of Merit, Saint Charles the Martyr, 1926.
Traveled much abroad, and lectures extensively. Clubs: Boston.