Scofield Papers, 1840-1950

George Hamilton Scofield was born April 6, 1888 in Newark, NJ and died on November 15, 1950 in Walla Walla, Washington. He followed into the ministry after his father and grandfather both named Edward Scofield. After graduating from New York University and Union Theological Seminary (Academic degrees include the M.A. and Ph. D.) he served as pastor of Presbyterian churches in Highland, New York (1913-1922) and Goshen, New York (1922-) before coming to the First Presbyterian Church of Walla Walla, Washington (1929-1950). Scofield served as a Chaplain in the Organized Reserves of the U.S. Army. He traveled extensively in the United States and abroad and wrote many accounts about his travels, important historical persons and historical sites.