Roderick Terry
Roderick Terry (April 1, 1849 - December 28, 1933) was an American Presbyterian clergyman and philanthropist. Early life Terry was born in Brooklyn, New York on April 1, 1849. He was the son of Elizabeth Roe ( Peet) Terry (1826–1899) and merchant and banker John T. Terry, an associate of Edwin D. Morgan. Among his siblings were Frederick Peet Terry (who married Ellen Mills Battell), and John Taylor Terry Jr. (who married Bertha Halsted, sister of William Stewart Halsted). His maternal grandparents were Frederick Tomlinson Peet and Elizabeth Roe ( Lockwood) Peet. His paternal grandparents were Harriet ( Taylor) Terry and Roderick Terry, a member of the Connecticut General Assembly who was president of The Exchange Bank in Hartford. Terry traced his lineage to Gov. William Bradford of ''Mayflower'' and Plymouth Colony fame as well as Continental Army Col. Nathaniel Terry. He graduated from Yale University in 1870 and from Union Theological Seminary in New York City five years ...
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Presbyterian Church In The United States Of America
The Presbyterian Church in the United States of America (PCUSA) was the first national Presbyterian denomination in the United States, existing from 1789 to 1958. In that year, the PCUSA merged with the United Presbyterian Church of North America, a denomination with roots in the Seceder and Covenanter traditions of Presbyterianism. The new church was named the United Presbyterian Church in the United States of America. It was a predecessor to the contemporary Presbyterian Church (USA). The denomination had its origins in colonial times when members of the Church of Scotland and Presbyterians from Ireland first immigrated to America. After the American Revolution, the PCUSA was organized in Philadelphia to provide national leadership for Presbyterians in the new nation. In 1861, Presbyterians in the Southern United States split from the denomination because of disputes over slavery, politics, and theology precipitated by the American Civil War. They established the Presbyterian ...
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