Herbert Britton Gwyn

Herbert Britton Gwyn in 1913

The Reverend Herbert Britton Gwyn (May 5, 1873 - March 26, 1934) was the editor of The Churchman, the New York weekly representing the Low Church faction of the Protestant Episcopal Church.

Biography

He was born on May 5, 1873, in Canada.[1][2] He had been a minister at a church in Chicago before he started newspaper work.[3] He then worked at St. Edmund's Church in Chicago and married Virginia E. Perceval in 1914.[4] By 1930 he and his wife were living in Tiverton, Rhode Island.[2] He died on March 26, 1934.[5]

References

  1. ^ World War I draft registration
  2. ^ a b 1930 US Census
  3. ^ "The Rev. H.B. Gwyn Resigns as Editor of Paper Dedicated to "Low" Church Views" (PDF). New York Times. July 15, 1913. Retrieved 2009-08-03. The Rev. Herbert B. Gwyn, the editor of The Churchman, the New York weekly representing the Low Church faction of the Protestant Episcopal Church, has resigned to take effect immediately. He is looking for a church again. He resigned a huge Chicago parish to enter newspaper work.
  4. ^ "Chicago Rector Marries" (PDF). New York Times. August 9, 1914. Retrieved 2009-08-03. ... Herbert B. Gwyn, rector of St Edmund's Church, Chicago. Ill.
  5. ^ "Rev. H. B. Gwyn, Rector Here For Years, Dies". Chicago Tribune. March 27, 1934. Archived from the original on October 21, 2012. Retrieved 2009-08-03.