Reverend James Robertson, Jr. DD. was the seventh child of James Robertson, Sr. and Mary Dandridge Robertson. The large family and the elder James' limited prospects argued for less than a promising future for young James. Somehow he managed to attend Hampden-Sydney college where he earned an A. B. degree in 1874. He then traveled west, teaching for a time in California. Returning to Hampden-Sydney for a Doctor of Divinity degree, he was licensed by West Hanover Presbytery on 23 April 1880. He served as an evangelist for eighteen months in Kentucky and two years in Texas. His service in Texas was in the towns of Uvalde, Del Rio, and Bandero. With service in Baltimore MD, Leesburg VA, Salem VA, Columbia MO, and Orlando FL, the much traveled minister was elected President of what became Queen's College in Charlotte, NC from 1899-1911. He then became editor-in-chief of the Presbyterian Standard, a post he held for eighteen years.
Two of his sons also attended Hampden-Sydney.
Kermit Bridges 5 Jan 2013.
Two of his sons also attended Hampden-Sydney.
Kermit Bridges 5 Jan 2013.
Reverend James Robertson, Jr. DD. was the seventh child of James Robertson, Sr. and Mary Dandridge Robertson. The large family and the elder James' limited prospects argued for less than a promising future for young James. Somehow he managed to attend Hampden-Sydney college where he earned an A. B. degree in 1874. He then traveled west, teaching for a time in California. Returning to Hampden-Sydney for a Doctor of Divinity degree, he was licensed by West Hanover Presbytery on 23 April 1880. He served as an evangelist for eighteen months in Kentucky and two years in Texas. His service in Texas was in the towns of Uvalde, Del Rio, and Bandero. With service in Baltimore MD, Leesburg VA, Salem VA, Columbia MO, and Orlando FL, the much traveled minister was elected President of what became Queen's College in Charlotte, NC from 1899-1911. He then became editor-in-chief of the Presbyterian Standard, a post he held for eighteen years.
Two of his sons also attended Hampden-Sydney.
Kermit Bridges 5 Jan 2013.
Two of his sons also attended Hampden-Sydney.
Kermit Bridges 5 Jan 2013.
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