Rev. Alexander Griswold Cummins, Jr^[1]

1868 - 1964  (96 years)

• Name	Alexander Griswold Cummins
  Title	Rev.
  Suffix	Jr
  Born	8 Apr 1868	Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States
  Gender	Male
  Died	22 Sep 1964	Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
  Buried	Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
  Person ID	I2733052974	Master Tree | Descendants of James Morris and Margaret Cooke
  Last Modified	14 Jul 2006

  
  

  Father	Rev. Alexander Griswold Cummins,   b. 12 Nov 1830,   d. 1904  (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Louisa Reed Hayes,   b. 15 Oct 1833, Lancaster, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States ,   d. 18 Apr 1868  (Age 34 years)
  Married	15 Jun 1867
  	Delaware Marriages, 1645-1899 Record lists marriage as 1 Jan 1840, Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference number(s) 0006417.
  Notes	Delaware Marriages, 1645-1899 Record lists marriage as 1 Jan 1840, Record of this marriage may be found at the Family History Library under microfilm reference number(s) 0006417.
  Family ID	F1047625061	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Evelyn Atwater,   b. 1891, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States
  Married	8 Sep 1915
  Last Modified	10 May 2006
  Family ID	F2593280443	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Apr 1868 - Smyrna, Kent, Delaware, United States Died - 22 Sep 1964 - Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States Buried - - Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery, Poughkeepsie, Dutchess, New York, United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Graduated 1889 Swarthmore College Graduated General Theology Seminary 1889-1893 Graduated Columbia 1893 Appointed Decon 1892, Priest 1894 by Protestant Episcopal Church He resided in New York City 1873 to 1876 He was Attorney General of Deleware 1892-1895 Phi Kappa Pai Phi Beta Kappa Founder and Editor of THE CHRONICLE, a monthly magazine of the Episcopal Church.

  
  

• Sources

  [S3110083304] Who Was Who In America. CUMMINS, Alexander Griswold, clergyman, editor; b. Smyrna, Del., Apr 8, 1868; s. Alexander Griswold and Louisa (Hayes) C.; A.B., Swarthmore Coll., 1889, Litt.D., 1909; student Gen. Theol. Sem., 1889-93; A.M., Columbia, 1893; studied and traveled abroad, 1894-96; D.D., Washington Coll., Md., 1921; LL.D., Gettysburg Coll., 1926; m. Evelyn Atwater, Sept. 8, 1915. Deacon, 1892, priest, 1894, P.E. Ch.; rector Christ Ch., Poughkeepsie, N.Y, since 1901. Founder and editor The Chronicle (monthly mag. Of P.E. Ch.); see Protestant Episcopal Soc for Promotion of Evangelical Knowledge; pres. St. Barnabas Hosp. Fund; state charities visitor Hudson River State Hosp.; mem. Bd. Of trustees Evangelical Edn. Soc.; Dutchess County Health Assn.; pres. Poughkeepsie Community House and Rescue Mission Foundation; chmn. Arch-deaconry of Dutchess, Diocese of N.Y.; dir. Mid-Hudson Grenfell Assn.; formerly mem. Standing com. And chmn. Social service commn., Diocese of N.Y.; deputy for Diocese of Ny.Y. Provincial Synod N.Y. and N.J. 1918; mem. Exec. Com. Sec.-treas. Protestant Episcopal Ch. League; sec.-treas., The Clergyman’s Mutual 1914-18; editor, Evening Enterprise, Poughkeepsie, 1917-18. Dir. Farmers and Mfrs. Nat. Bank, 1919-21. Mem. Churchman’s Assn., Ministers Assn. of Poughkeepsie, The Club, Rectory Club, The Pilgrims Soc., S.C.W., S.R., Phi Kappa Psi, Phi Beta Kappa. Republican. Clubs: Union League, Hunters Frat., Columbia U. (New York); Graduate (New Haven, Conn.); National, Connaught, Dartmouth House (London, Eng.); Clove Valley Rod and Gun (pres. 1909-1934); Amrita (Poughkeepsie); Organizer and dir. Three Brooks Associates Gun Club. Formerly prominent in athletic and field sports; sportsman; literary critic. Exchange preacher Great Britain and U.S., 1933-38. Address: The Woodside, Poughkeepsie, N.Y. Died Sept. 22, 1946; buried in Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetary.