History of White Lake, (Sullivan County) New York United States of America

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Ezra Palmer Gould, clergyman, was born in Boston, Mass., Feb. 27, 1841; son of Samuel Lawrence and Frances Ann (Shelton) Gould. He was prepared for college at the Boston and the Roxbury Latin schools, and was graduated at Harvard, A.B., 1861; A.M., 1865. He served in the Federal army, as a private, 24th Massachusetts volunteers, 1861-63; lieutenant, 55th Massachusetts volunteers, 1863-64, and captain and major, 59th Massachusetts volunteers, 1864-65. He was graduated from the Newton theological institution in 1868 and was assistant professor of Biblical literature and interpretation there, 1868-70, and professor of New Testament interpretation and literature, 1870-82. He was pastor of the Baptist church, Burlington. Vt., 1884-88; was confirmed in the Protestant Episcopal church in Philadelphia, Pa., in December, 1888, and was professor of New Testament literature and language at the Divinity school of the Protestant Episcopal church in Philadelphia, 1889-98. In 1899 he became assistant minister at St. George's church, New York city. He was elected a member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion in 1875; a member of the New England society of Philadelphia in 1893; and of the Society of Biblical literature and interpretation in 1875. He was married Sept. 1, 1868, to Jane Maria, daughter of James and Ann (Pidgeon) Stone. He received the degree of D.D. from Columbia college in 1889. He is the author of: Commentary on I. and II. Corinthians (1870); Commentary on St. Mark (1895); Biblical Theology of the New Testament (1899). He died at White Lake, N.Y., Aug. 27, 1900.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of White Lake, (Sullivan County) New York

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