Willis Green Craig

Background

Craig, Willis Green was born on September 27, 1834 in Danville, Kentucky, United States. Son of William and Martha E. (Green) Craig.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Centre College, Kentucky, 1852, Danville Theological Seminary, 1860. (Doctor of Divinity, Centre College, 1875. Doctor of Laws, Princeton, 1893).

Career

Ordained Presbyterian ministry, 1862. Pastor First Church, Keokuk, Iowa, 1862-1882. Professor of ecclesiastical history, 1882-1891, Cyrus H. McCormick professor didactic and polemic theology, since 1892, McCormick Theological Seminary Moderator General Assembly Presbyterian Church United States of America, Washington, 1893.

Home: Chicago, Illinois.

Achievements

• Willis Green Craig has been listed as a noteworthy theologian by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Amelia Owsley, October 24, 1861.

Father:

William Craig

Mother:

Martha East. (Green) Craig

Spouse:

Amelia Owsley