Background
Oxtoby, William Henry was born on January 1, 1871 in North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review John T. and Mary Ewing (Veech) Oxtoby.
Oxtoby, William Henry was born on January 1, 1871 in North East, Erie County, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Review John T. and Mary Ewing (Veech) Oxtoby.
University of Michigan, 1890-1892. Graduate McCormick Theological Seminary, 1895, receiving Bernadine Orme Smith Fellowship. University of Jena and Berlin, Germany, 1895-1896.
Doctor of Laws, Occidental College, Los Angeles, California, 1931.
Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1897. Pastor 1st Church, Muncie, Indiana, 1897-1903, Tabernacle Church, Philadelphia, 1903-1913. Professor Hebrew exegesis and Old Testament literature, San Francisco Theological Seminary, 1913-1930, president and professor apologetics and missions, 1930-1937, professor Biblical poetry, since 1937.
Moderator Synod of California, 1927.
Director American Waldensian Society Home: San Anselmo, California.
Married Ida J. Corning, September 7, 1898. Children: Gurdon Corning, Florence Corning, John Corning.