Davis, Ozora Stearns (1866-1931)

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Birth Date

1866-06-30

Death Date

1931-03-15

Birthplace

White River Junction, Vermont

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Ozora S. Davis attended St. Johnsbury Academy, Dartmouth College, and Hartford Theological Seminary, later studying at the University of Leipzig. He was ordained by the Congregational Council in Springfield, Vermont, and served as minister in various churches throughout the Northeast. In 1909, he went to Chicago and became the President of the Chicago Theological Seminary. He retired in 1929 due to poor health, but remained President Emeritus and served the seminary as Professor of Practical Theology.

Davis married Grace E. Tinker in 1896. They had three children together. Davis died in 1931.