William White Leete

Background

Leete, William White was born on October 11, 1854 in Windsor, Connecticut, United States. Son of Review Theodore Adgate and Mary Cooley (White) Leete.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Amherst, 1877. Bachelor of Divinity, Yale Division School, 1880. Doctor of Divinity, Knox College, 1897.

Career

Ordained Congleton ministry, 1882. Pastor Ridgefield, Connecticut, 1881-1888, 1st Church, Rockford, Illinois, 1888-1899. Dwight Place Church, New Haven, Connecticut, 1899-1913.

Secretary for North.E. of the Congressional Church Building Society, 1913-1925, editorial and field secretary of Congressional Church Extension Bds., 1925-1930.

Achievements

• William White Leete has been listed as a noteworthy clergyman. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Delta Upsilon, Phi Beta Kappa. Clubs: Alliance Française and other literature and athletic clubs. Preacher and lecturer at large.

Connections

Married Sarah Elizabeth Rockwell, April.

Father:

Review Theodore Adgate Leete

Mother:

Mary Cooley (White) Leete

Spouse:

Sarah Elizabeth Rockwell