Background
Demarest, William Henry Steele was born on May 12, 1863 in Hudson, New York, United States. Son of David D. and Catharine L. (Nevius) Demarest.
Demarest, William Henry Steele was born on May 12, 1863 in Hudson, New York, United States. Son of David D. and Catharine L. (Nevius) Demarest.
Graduate New Brunswick (New Jersey) Theol.
Ordained Reformed Church in America ministry, 1888. Pastor, Walden, New York, 1888-1897, Catskill, New York, 1897-1901. Professor church history New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1901-1906.
President Rutgers College, 1905-1924. President New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1925-1935, emeritus, since 1935. Trustee Rutgers University.
President board directors Reformed Church in American, 1937-1944, president General Synod of Reformed Church in American, 1909. Vice president Huguenot Society of America (chaplain New Jersey Society). Member Holland Society, Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Phi.
Clubs: University (New York), New Brunswick History (president).