Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . BATTERSHALL, Walton W. Yale B A. in Troy, N. Y., 1840; graduated Kimball UnionAcademy; graduated Yale, 1864; ordained DeaconP. E. Church, 1865; graduate of General TheologicalSeminary in New York. i865, and ordained Priest;Assistant Minister, Zion Church. N. Y City, 1866;Rector St. Thomas Church, Ravenswood, 1868 ; Rec-tor Christ Church, Rochester, 1869-74; Rector St. 24 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS Peters
Universities and their sons; history, influence and characteristics of American universities, with biographical sketches and portraits of alumni and recipients of honorary degrees . BATTERSHALL, Walton W. Yale B A. in Troy, N. Y., 1840; graduated Kimball UnionAcademy; graduated Yale, 1864; ordained DeaconP. E. Church, 1865; graduate of General TheologicalSeminary in New York. i865, and ordained Priest;Assistant Minister, Zion Church. N. Y City, 1866;Rector St. Thomas Church, Ravenswood, 1868 ; Rec-tor Christ Church, Rochester, 1869-74; Rector St. 24 UNIVERSITIES AND THEIR SONS Peters Church, Albany, since 1874; member of Boardof Missions; Trustee of Hobart College; delegate tothe General Convention of the P. E. Church since1874; Union College, 1877; author. WALTON W. BATTERSHALL, , Rectorof St. Peters Church at Albany, NewYork, and prominent in the general work of theEpiscopal Church, was born in Troy, New York,January 8, 1840, son of Ludlow Andrew and Eus-tatia (Ward) Battershall. He was fitted for Collegeat the Kimball Union Academy in Meriden, NewHampshire, and graduated from Yale in 1864, takingthe Yale Literary Medal and Townsend Premium. WALTON \V. BATIERSHALL and being Class Poet. He was ordained Deacon inthe Protestant Episcopal Church in 1865, and ongraduation from the General Theological Seminaryin New York City in the following year, was ad-vanced to the priesthood. He was Assistant Minis-ter of Zion Church in New York City in that year,and in 1868 became Rector of St. Thomas Churchat Ravenswood. His last charge before taking uphis present one was Christ Church of Rochester,New York, where he served from 1869 to the latter date he has been Rector of Church at Albany. Dr. Battershall is a mem-ber of the Board of Missions, Diocese of Albany;was, for a number of years. Trustee of Hobart Col-lege, and has been since 1874 a delegate to the General Convention of the Protestant EpiscopalChurch. Union College conferred upon
Size: 1329px × 1880px
Photo credit: © The Reading Room / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcentury1900, bookdecade1900, booksubjectuniversitiesandcolle
