Background
Dempster, William John was born on March 7, 1870 in Newtownards, Ireland. Son of William and Elizabeth (Jones) Dempster.
Dempster, William John was born on March 7, 1870 in Newtownards, Ireland. Son of William and Elizabeth (Jones) Dempster.
Educated Presbyterian College (Montreal), Queen’s U. (Kingston), Manitoba College (Winnipeg). Graduate Lane Theological Seminary Cincinnati, 1897. Doctor of Divinity, Defiance College, 1903.
Came to America, 1889, naturalized citizen of the United States, 1898. Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1896. Pastor Forest, O., 1896-1898, North Baltimore, O., 1898-1899, Napoleon, O., 1899-1906, Tiffin, O., 1906-1909, Lima, O., 1910-1912, Urbana, O., 1913-1918, Crafton Church, Pittsburgh, 1918.
Prominent in brotherhood and evangelistic work in Synod of Ohio.
Mason.
Married Lucy Dell Pifer, February 19, 1898.