Henry Sloane Coffin

COFFIN, Henry Sloane, b. New York City, 5 January 1877; d. Lakeville, Connecticut, 25 November 1954. Coffin was educated at Yale University (BA, 1897; MA, 1900) and Union Theological Seminary, New York City (BD 1900). He also studied Theology at New College, Edinburgh, immediately after his undergraduate education, followed by a brief period at the University of Marburg, Germany. He was ordained a Presbyterian pastor in 1900 and served churches in New York City, notably serving as the pastor of the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church from 1905 to 1926 (he supported American entry into World War I, and was a chaplain to the forces). From 1926 to 1945 he was president of Union Theological...