Background
Rainsford, William Stephen was born on October 30, 1850 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Marcus and Louisa (Dickson) Rainsford.
Rainsford, William Stephen was born on October 30, 1850 in Dublin, Ireland. Son of Marcus and Louisa (Dickson) Rainsford.
Bachelor of Arts, Saint John's College, Cambridge, England, 1872. Doctor of Divinity, Trinity College, 1887.
Frederick Greene, April 1878 (died 1923). Children—Ralph Stewart, Lawrence, Kerr. Married second, Henriette Rogers, May 3, 1926.
Curate Saint Giles’ Church, Norwich, England, 1872-1876.
Assistant rector Saint James’ Cathedral, Toronto, Canada, 1878-1882. Rector Saint George’s Church, New York City, 1882-1906.
Progressive. Author: Sermons Preached in Saint George’s, New York, 1890.
Reasonableness of Faith, 1891. Seven Last Words on Cross, 1894.
Preacher’s Story of His Work, 1901. Reasonableness of the Religion of Jesus, 1908.
Land of the Lion (2 years in Eastern Africa), 1908.
Baldwin Lectures at University of Michigan, 1911. Story of a Varied Life, 1922. Home: Ridgefield, Connecticut
Married Emily Alma, daughter Married second, Henriette Rogers, May 3, 1926. Children: Ralph Stewart, Lawrence, Kerr.