David Stuart Dodge, B.A. 1857
Born September 22, 1836, in New York City Died December 17, 1921, in New York City
David Stuart Dodge was born September 22, 1836, in New York City He was one of the seven sons of William Earl and Melissa (Phelps) Dodge, and was descended from William Dodge, who came to Salem, Mass., from Somersetshire, England, in 1629. William Earl Dodge, whose parents were David Low and Sarah (Cleveland) Dodge, was associated with his father-in-law, Anson Greene Phelps, in the metal firm of Phelps, Dodge & Company. Mr. Phelps also had interests at Birmingham, Conn , and in 1844 bought the dam on the Naugatuck River, with the land belonging to it, and built a factory and some dwelling houses. This was the beginning of Ansonia (then a part of the town of Derby), which was named for Mr. Phelps His wife's maiden name was Olivia Eggleston.
D Stuart Dodge entered Yale from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. His appointments were a Junior third dispute and a Senior second dispute.
He studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City after taking his degree from Yale and was licensed to preach April 3, i860. He went abroad the following July and spent a year traveling in Europe, the Orient, and Egypt. He then became professor of modern languages at the Synan Protestant College at Beirut, serving also as business manager of the institution, which had recently been founded by his father and five other members of the American Board. Although his active connection with the faculty of the college terminated after some years, he continued to serve as president of the board of trustees until his death. For some time after his return to the United States he lived at Weatogue, Conn., but later took up his residence in New York City. His ordination to the ministry took place on October 16, 1864. From 1899 until 1915 he served as president of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, and from 1903 until his death he was president of the National Temperance Society and Publication House. He was the founder and president of the Chester Crest Home for Intemperate Men at Mount Vernon. He belonged to the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
He died, of heart failure, at his home in New York City, December 17, 1921. Interment was in the family vault in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Dodge was married June 20, 1860, in New York City, to Ellen Ada, daughter of John Jay and Rachel Badgeley (Phinney) Phelps, whose death occurred June 22, 1880. They had five children: Ellen Ada Phelps (Mrs. Anson Greene Phelps Dodge), who died in Allahabad, India, November 29, 1883; Walter Phelps, ex-91; Francis Phelps, '94; Guy Phelps, ex-9g6; and Clarence Phelps, '99. Dr. Dodge was married a second time, September 26,1885, to Elizabeth A., daughter of James R. Boyd, who died October 22,1888. His four sons survive him. He was a brother of George E. Dodge, '70, Arthur
M. Dodge, '74, and William E. Dodge, who received the honorary degree of M.A. at Yale in 1901. Among other Yale relatives are an uncle, David S. Dodge (M.D. 1826); seven nephews: John J: Phelps, '83, Sheffield Phelps, '86, Marshall
J. Dodge, '98, Murray W. Dodge, '99, A. Douglas Dodge, '03, Geoffrey Dodge, '09, and Percival Dodge,*14; a brother-in-law, William Walter Phelps, '60; a grandson, Stuart Phelps Dodge, '14; a grandnephew, Phelps Phelps, £#-'20; and nine cousins: Frederic N. Dodge, '66, William E. Dodge Stokes, '74, J. G. Phelps Stokes, '92 S., Anson Phelps Stokes, '96, Effingham N. Dodge, '06, Harold Phelps Stokes, '09, William E. D. Stokes, Jr.,tfarig,Anson P. S. Hoyt, '20, and Sherman R. Hoyt, '22.
Born September 22, 1836, in New York City Died December 17, 1921, in New York City
David Stuart Dodge was born September 22, 1836, in New York City He was one of the seven sons of William Earl and Melissa (Phelps) Dodge, and was descended from William Dodge, who came to Salem, Mass., from Somersetshire, England, in 1629. William Earl Dodge, whose parents were David Low and Sarah (Cleveland) Dodge, was associated with his father-in-law, Anson Greene Phelps, in the metal firm of Phelps, Dodge & Company. Mr. Phelps also had interests at Birmingham, Conn , and in 1844 bought the dam on the Naugatuck River, with the land belonging to it, and built a factory and some dwelling houses. This was the beginning of Ansonia (then a part of the town of Derby), which was named for Mr. Phelps His wife's maiden name was Olivia Eggleston.
D Stuart Dodge entered Yale from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. His appointments were a Junior third dispute and a Senior second dispute.
He studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City after taking his degree from Yale and was licensed to preach April 3, i860. He went abroad the following July and spent a year traveling in Europe, the Orient, and Egypt. He then became professor of modern languages at the Synan Protestant College at Beirut, serving also as business manager of the institution, which had recently been founded by his father and five other members of the American Board. Although his active connection with the faculty of the college terminated after some years, he continued to serve as president of the board of trustees until his death. For some time after his return to the United States he lived at Weatogue, Conn., but later took up his residence in New York City. His ordination to the ministry took place on October 16, 1864. From 1899 until 1915 he served as president of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, and from 1903 until his death he was president of the National Temperance Society and Publication House. He was the founder and president of the Chester Crest Home for Intemperate Men at Mount Vernon. He belonged to the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
He died, of heart failure, at his home in New York City, December 17, 1921. Interment was in the family vault in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Dodge was married June 20, 1860, in New York City, to Ellen Ada, daughter of John Jay and Rachel Badgeley (Phinney) Phelps, whose death occurred June 22, 1880. They had five children: Ellen Ada Phelps (Mrs. Anson Greene Phelps Dodge), who died in Allahabad, India, November 29, 1883; Walter Phelps, ex-91; Francis Phelps, '94; Guy Phelps, ex-9g6; and Clarence Phelps, '99. Dr. Dodge was married a second time, September 26,1885, to Elizabeth A., daughter of James R. Boyd, who died October 22,1888. His four sons survive him. He was a brother of George E. Dodge, '70, Arthur
M. Dodge, '74, and William E. Dodge, who received the honorary degree of M.A. at Yale in 1901. Among other Yale relatives are an uncle, David S. Dodge (M.D. 1826); seven nephews: John J: Phelps, '83, Sheffield Phelps, '86, Marshall
J. Dodge, '98, Murray W. Dodge, '99, A. Douglas Dodge, '03, Geoffrey Dodge, '09, and Percival Dodge,*14; a brother-in-law, William Walter Phelps, '60; a grandson, Stuart Phelps Dodge, '14; a grandnephew, Phelps Phelps, £#-'20; and nine cousins: Frederic N. Dodge, '66, William E. Dodge Stokes, '74, J. G. Phelps Stokes, '92 S., Anson Phelps Stokes, '96, Effingham N. Dodge, '06, Harold Phelps Stokes, '09, William E. D. Stokes, Jr.,tfarig,Anson P. S. Hoyt, '20, and Sherman R. Hoyt, '22.
David Stuart Dodge, B.A. 1857
Born September 22, 1836, in New York City Died December 17, 1921, in New York City
David Stuart Dodge was born September 22, 1836, in New York City He was one of the seven sons of William Earl and Melissa (Phelps) Dodge, and was descended from William Dodge, who came to Salem, Mass., from Somersetshire, England, in 1629. William Earl Dodge, whose parents were David Low and Sarah (Cleveland) Dodge, was associated with his father-in-law, Anson Greene Phelps, in the metal firm of Phelps, Dodge & Company. Mr. Phelps also had interests at Birmingham, Conn , and in 1844 bought the dam on the Naugatuck River, with the land belonging to it, and built a factory and some dwelling houses. This was the beginning of Ansonia (then a part of the town of Derby), which was named for Mr. Phelps His wife's maiden name was Olivia Eggleston.
D Stuart Dodge entered Yale from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. His appointments were a Junior third dispute and a Senior second dispute.
He studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City after taking his degree from Yale and was licensed to preach April 3, i860. He went abroad the following July and spent a year traveling in Europe, the Orient, and Egypt. He then became professor of modern languages at the Synan Protestant College at Beirut, serving also as business manager of the institution, which had recently been founded by his father and five other members of the American Board. Although his active connection with the faculty of the college terminated after some years, he continued to serve as president of the board of trustees until his death. For some time after his return to the United States he lived at Weatogue, Conn., but later took up his residence in New York City. His ordination to the ministry took place on October 16, 1864. From 1899 until 1915 he served as president of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, and from 1903 until his death he was president of the National Temperance Society and Publication House. He was the founder and president of the Chester Crest Home for Intemperate Men at Mount Vernon. He belonged to the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
He died, of heart failure, at his home in New York City, December 17, 1921. Interment was in the family vault in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Dodge was married June 20, 1860, in New York City, to Ellen Ada, daughter of John Jay and Rachel Badgeley (Phinney) Phelps, whose death occurred June 22, 1880. They had five children: Ellen Ada Phelps (Mrs. Anson Greene Phelps Dodge), who died in Allahabad, India, November 29, 1883; Walter Phelps, ex-91; Francis Phelps, '94; Guy Phelps, ex-9g6; and Clarence Phelps, '99. Dr. Dodge was married a second time, September 26,1885, to Elizabeth A., daughter of James R. Boyd, who died October 22,1888. His four sons survive him. He was a brother of George E. Dodge, '70, Arthur
M. Dodge, '74, and William E. Dodge, who received the honorary degree of M.A. at Yale in 1901. Among other Yale relatives are an uncle, David S. Dodge (M.D. 1826); seven nephews: John J: Phelps, '83, Sheffield Phelps, '86, Marshall
J. Dodge, '98, Murray W. Dodge, '99, A. Douglas Dodge, '03, Geoffrey Dodge, '09, and Percival Dodge,*14; a brother-in-law, William Walter Phelps, '60; a grandson, Stuart Phelps Dodge, '14; a grandnephew, Phelps Phelps, £#-'20; and nine cousins: Frederic N. Dodge, '66, William E. Dodge Stokes, '74, J. G. Phelps Stokes, '92 S., Anson Phelps Stokes, '96, Effingham N. Dodge, '06, Harold Phelps Stokes, '09, William E. D. Stokes, Jr.,tfarig,Anson P. S. Hoyt, '20, and Sherman R. Hoyt, '22.
Born September 22, 1836, in New York City Died December 17, 1921, in New York City
David Stuart Dodge was born September 22, 1836, in New York City He was one of the seven sons of William Earl and Melissa (Phelps) Dodge, and was descended from William Dodge, who came to Salem, Mass., from Somersetshire, England, in 1629. William Earl Dodge, whose parents were David Low and Sarah (Cleveland) Dodge, was associated with his father-in-law, Anson Greene Phelps, in the metal firm of Phelps, Dodge & Company. Mr. Phelps also had interests at Birmingham, Conn , and in 1844 bought the dam on the Naugatuck River, with the land belonging to it, and built a factory and some dwelling houses. This was the beginning of Ansonia (then a part of the town of Derby), which was named for Mr. Phelps His wife's maiden name was Olivia Eggleston.
D Stuart Dodge entered Yale from Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. His appointments were a Junior third dispute and a Senior second dispute.
He studied at the Union Theological Seminary in New York City after taking his degree from Yale and was licensed to preach April 3, i860. He went abroad the following July and spent a year traveling in Europe, the Orient, and Egypt. He then became professor of modern languages at the Synan Protestant College at Beirut, serving also as business manager of the institution, which had recently been founded by his father and five other members of the American Board. Although his active connection with the faculty of the college terminated after some years, he continued to serve as president of the board of trustees until his death. For some time after his return to the United States he lived at Weatogue, Conn., but later took up his residence in New York City. His ordination to the ministry took place on October 16, 1864. From 1899 until 1915 he served as president of the Presbyterian Board of Home Missions, and from 1903 until his death he was president of the National Temperance Society and Publication House. He was the founder and president of the Chester Crest Home for Intemperate Men at Mount Vernon. He belonged to the Brick Presbyterian Church in New York City.
He died, of heart failure, at his home in New York City, December 17, 1921. Interment was in the family vault in Woodlawn Cemetery.
Dr. Dodge was married June 20, 1860, in New York City, to Ellen Ada, daughter of John Jay and Rachel Badgeley (Phinney) Phelps, whose death occurred June 22, 1880. They had five children: Ellen Ada Phelps (Mrs. Anson Greene Phelps Dodge), who died in Allahabad, India, November 29, 1883; Walter Phelps, ex-91; Francis Phelps, '94; Guy Phelps, ex-9g6; and Clarence Phelps, '99. Dr. Dodge was married a second time, September 26,1885, to Elizabeth A., daughter of James R. Boyd, who died October 22,1888. His four sons survive him. He was a brother of George E. Dodge, '70, Arthur
M. Dodge, '74, and William E. Dodge, who received the honorary degree of M.A. at Yale in 1901. Among other Yale relatives are an uncle, David S. Dodge (M.D. 1826); seven nephews: John J: Phelps, '83, Sheffield Phelps, '86, Marshall
J. Dodge, '98, Murray W. Dodge, '99, A. Douglas Dodge, '03, Geoffrey Dodge, '09, and Percival Dodge,*14; a brother-in-law, William Walter Phelps, '60; a grandson, Stuart Phelps Dodge, '14; a grandnephew, Phelps Phelps, £#-'20; and nine cousins: Frederic N. Dodge, '66, William E. Dodge Stokes, '74, J. G. Phelps Stokes, '92 S., Anson Phelps Stokes, '96, Effingham N. Dodge, '06, Harold Phelps Stokes, '09, William E. D. Stokes, Jr.,tfarig,Anson P. S. Hoyt, '20, and Sherman R. Hoyt, '22.
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