Background
Chamberlain, William Isaac was born on October 10, 1862 in Madras, India. Son of Jacob and Charlotte (Birge) Chamberlain.
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Chamberlain, William Isaac was born on October 10, 1862 in Madras, India. Son of Jacob and Charlotte (Birge) Chamberlain.
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers, 1882, Master of Arts, 1886, Doctor of Laws, 1935. Bachelor of Divinity, New Brunswick Theological Seminary, 1886. Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia, 1900.
Doctor of Divinity, Rutgers College, 1912.
Ordained Reformed Church ministry, 1886. Evangelistic and educational missionary in Arcot Mission (Madanapalle, Chittoor, Vellore), India, 1887-1905. Established, 1898, and president until 1905, Voorhees College, Vellore, India.
Professor logic and mental philosophy, Rutgers College, 1906-1909.
Correspondent secretary Board Foreign Missions, Reformed Church in America, 1909-1935, retired. President General Synod Reformed Church in America, 1908-1909, Alliance of Reformed Churches, 1923-1924.
President board of trustees Fukien Christian University, Fuchow, China, 1920-1935. Trustee American U. (Cairo, Egypt), Rutgers University On tour visitation missions in Japan, China, India, of Korea, Arabia, 1916 and 1920.
Author: Education in India from British Columbia to 1900 (Columbia University Contributions to Philosophy and Education), 1899.
Home: New York, New New York
Married Mary Eleanor Anable, June 18, 1891. Children: Eleanor (deceased), Alma Birge.