A Congregational minister, he graduated at Hamilton College, N.Y., in 1852, and was a student at Union Theological Seminary for three years. From 1855 to 1856 he was a teacher at Pennington, N.J. In 1858 he was ordained, after having been stated supply at Columbus, Iowa, in 1856, and at Wilton, Minn., in 1857. At Tivoli, Minnesota he also served as stated supply. From 1871 to 1873 he was an invalid, in California. He died at Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 1, 1873. Source: McClintock, Rev. John, ed. (1885). Cyclopedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature: Vol 1 A-CN. Harper & Brothers. p. 692. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Otway_Burnham
His eldest son was Major Frederick Russell Burnham, a famous scout who taught scouting to Robert Baden-Powell and became the inspiration for the Boy Scouts, and Mather Howard Burnham, who served in World War I as a spy for France.
His eldest son was Major Frederick Russell Burnham, a famous scout who taught scouting to Robert Baden-Powell and became the inspiration for the Boy Scouts, and Mather Howard Burnham, who served in World War I as a spy for France.
A Congregational minister, he graduated at Hamilton College, N.Y., in 1852, and was a student at Union Theological Seminary for three years. From 1855 to 1856 he was a teacher at Pennington, N.J. In 1858 he was ordained, after having been stated supply at Columbus, Iowa, in 1856, and at Wilton, Minn., in 1857. At Tivoli, Minnesota he also served as stated supply. From 1871 to 1873 he was an invalid, in California. He died at Los Angeles, Cal., Aug. 1, 1873. Source: McClintock, Rev. John, ed. (1885). Cyclopedia of Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical literature: Vol 1 A-CN. Harper & Brothers. p. 692. Wikipedia article: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edwin_Otway_Burnham
His eldest son was Major Frederick Russell Burnham, a famous scout who taught scouting to Robert Baden-Powell and became the inspiration for the Boy Scouts, and Mather Howard Burnham, who served in World War I as a spy for France.
His eldest son was Major Frederick Russell Burnham, a famous scout who taught scouting to Robert Baden-Powell and became the inspiration for the Boy Scouts, and Mather Howard Burnham, who served in World War I as a spy for France.
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