Background
Hazard, Willis Hatfield was born on July 26, 1866 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willis Pope and Susan Robinson (Gilpin) Hazard.
Hazard, Willis Hatfield was born on July 26, 1866 in West Chester, Pennsylvania, United States. Son of Willis Pope and Susan Robinson (Gilpin) Hazard.
Bachelor of Arts, Haverford College, Pennsylvania, 1887. Graduate General Theological Seminary, 1891. Graduate student of University of Pennsylvania, 1888, Columbia, 1891.
Master of Arts, Harvard (honors), 1892, Doctor of Philosophy, 1894.
Deacon, 1891, priest, 1896, Protestant Episcopal Church. Rector Concord, Pennsylvania, 1895-1898, Worcester, Massachusetts, 1898. Editorial writer on The Churchman, New York, 1899.
Editorial department Doctorate. Appleton & Company, 1900.
District manager New England Mutual Life Insurance Company, 1904-1915. Editor New England Pilot and head of department of publications, North.E. Mutual Life Insurance Company.
Retired as editor emeritus, March 1, 1941. Associate Victoria Institute of Great Britain.
Member American Oriental Society, Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Oriental Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Political and Social Science, Business History Society (Harvard), Foreign Policy Association (member of council Boston branch).
Member board of managers American South.S. Union, Philadelphia.
Member American Oriental Society, Society Biblical Literature and Exegesis, Oriental Society, American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Academy Political and Social Science, Business History Society (Harvard), Foreign Policy Association (member of council Boston branch). Member board of managers American South.S. Union, Philadelphia. Clubs: University, Harvard (Philadelphia).
Married Mary Dunbar Creigh, November 14, 1898. Children: Vincent Hatfield and Colton Dunbar (twins), Willis Gilpin.