Lay, George W. (George William), 1860-1932

George W. Lay was an Episcopal clergyman and teacher or rector of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N.C.; St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.; and academies in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York.

From the description of George W. Lay papers, 1877-1972 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 23228820

George William Lay (1860-1932) was an Episcopal clergyman and teacher or rector of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N.C.; St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.; and academies in Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, and New York. Lay was born in Huntsville, Ala., to Henry Champlin Lay and Elizabeth Withers Atkinson Lay. He was educated at St. Paul's School, Concord, N.H.; Yale University; and General Theological Seminary.

He was ordained deacon in Protestant Episcopal Church, 1885, and priest, 1886. He served as the acting minister of St. Paul's Church, Erie, Pa., 1885-1887; rector of St. George's Church, Newburgh, N.Y., 1887-1888; teacher at St. Paul's School, 1888-1907; rector of St. Mary's School, Raleigh, N.C., 1907-1918; assistant rector Christ Church, Springfield, Mass., 1918-1919; rector of St. Paul's Church, Beaufort, N.C., 1919-1928; assistant in charge of St. Clement's Mission and priest in charge of St. Andrew's Church at Morehead City, N.C.; and acting rector of Church of the Good Shepherd, Raleigh, N.C., 1930.

He also served as alternate deputy from New Hampshire to General Convention at Richmond, Va., 1907; secretary of board of managers and missions for Diocese of New Hampshire, 1895-1907; member executive council and chairman of committee on canons of Diocese of East Carolina; vice-chairman of department of religious education, Province of Sewanee, N.C.; correspondent of the Living Church, 1884-1885; and contributor to North Carolina State Health Bulletin, as well as to the daily press and various church periodicals; member American Association for the Advancement of Science, North Carolina Academy of Science, and Good Roads Association.

He married Anna Booth Balch in 1894, daughter of Rear Admiral George B. Balch, United States Navy, and Mary Ellen Booth Balch. They had eight children.

From the guide to the George W. Lay Papers, 1877-1972, (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection.)