Whitaker, Epher, 1820-1916

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Pastor of Presbyterian Church, Southold from 1851 to 1892.

From the description of Papers, 1846-1920. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155554264

Minister, Southold Presbyterian Church; Vice President, Suffolk County Historical Society.

From the description of Papers, 1850-1916. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155558617

Epher Whitaker (1820-1916) was a Presbyterian minister born in Fairfield, Cumberland County, NJ in 1820. He graduated from Delaware College in 1847 and at the Union Theological Seminary in 1851. He was pastor of the First Presbyterian Church of Southold, Long Island, for more than forty years, retiring the pastorate in 1891. He was also Clerk of the Long Island Presbytery, Moderator of the Synod of New York and New Jersey, a Councillor of the Long Island Historical Society (now Brooklyn Historical Society), Vice President of the Suffolk County Historical Society, and a founder of Southold Academy. He received the degree of A.M. from Yale University in 1867, and a D.D. from Delaware College in 1877. Whitaker was also the author of several books and magazine articles.

From the guide to the Epher Whitaker papers, 1864-1900, (Brooklyn Historical Society)

Presbyterian minister.

From the description of Papers, 1864-1900. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 155451792

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Birth 1820

Death 1916

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