Red, William Stuart

Born to George Clark Red and Rebecca Stuart in Gay Hill, Texas, Williams Stuart Red (1857-1933) graduated from Austin College in 1882, after studying briefly at the Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee. Red studied Theology at several institutions, including the Columbia Theological Seminary, and finally graduated from the Austin School of Theology in 1886. The following year, Red became an ordained Presbyterian minister and assumed pastoral duties at numerous churches throughout Texas, such as the First Presbyterian Church of Navasota, the Hardy Presbyterian Church in Houston, and the Bee Cave Presbyterian Church. Following his role as chaplain of Texas A & M University from 1892 through 1894, he served as moderator of the Synod of Texas while also establishing a school for girls at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1902. Red developed an interest in historical research after his retirement in 1919, authoring The Texas Colonists and Religion in 1924 and A History of the Presbyterian Church in Texas, published posthumously in 1936.

Source:

Hughes, Richard B. Red, William Stuart. Handbook of Texas Online . Accessed August 10, 2011. http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/fre10 .

Born to George Clark Red and Rebecca Stuart in Gay Hill, Texas, Williams Stuart Red (1857-1933) graduated from Austin College in 1882, after studying briefly at the Southwestern Presbyterian University in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Red studied Theology at several institutions, including the Columbia Theological Seminary, and finally graduated from the Austin School of Theology in 1886. The following year, Red became an ordained Presbyterian minister and assumed pastoral duties at numerous churches throughout Texas, such as the First Presbyterian Church of Navasota, the Hardy Presbyterian Church in Houston, and the Bee Cave Presbyterian Church. Following his role as chaplain of Texas A & M University from 1892 through 1894, he served as moderator of the Synod of Texas while also establishing a school for girls at the Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary in 1902. Red developed an interest in historical research after his retirement in 1919, authoring The Texas Colonists and Religion in 1924 and A History of the Presbyterian Church in Texas, published posthumously in 1936.