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Rev. Dr. Philip Melancthon Watters
Rev. Dr. Philip Melancthon Watters (3 September 1860 – 30 March 1926) was born in Brooklyn, New York to Rev. Philip Watters and Eliza J. Watters. He died in 1926, in Manhattan, New York.
Early life
Philip Melancthon Watters was born on 3 September 1860 in Brooklyn, New York.[5][8] He was the son of Philip Watters and Eliza J. (Simonson) Watters.[8][11][13] The Amherst biographical record gives his mother's name as Jane (Simonson) Watters, while other biographical sources give Eliza J.[8][12] His father, the Rev. Philip Watters, was formerly pastor at Dobbs Ferry.[1]
Education
He was fitted for college at Trinity School in New York City.[12] He graduated from Amherst College with an A.B. in 1882 as a member of Phi Beta Kappa, listed under New York City.[2][8]
Career
In 1906 he was Presiding Elder of the New York District of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[1] His obituary described him as a widely known clergyman and educator, a former president of Gammon Theological Seminary for Negro Students in Atlanta, Georgia, and the author of "Peter Cartright."[4] A 1896 newspaper account of a wedding lists a "Rev. P. M. Waters, of Poughkeepsie" among the officiating clergymen; the identification with Philip Melancthon Watters is likely but is not stated by the source.[3]
Family
His father died in May 1906 at his home in New York City in the 81st year of his age, leaving a wife, a son and three daughters, and the obituary named the Rev. Dr. Philip M. Watters as the son.[1][9]
Later life and death
He died on 30 March 1926 in Manhattan, New York, at the age of 65.[4][6][7] According to his obituary, his death followed an operation a week earlier for intestinal trouble.[4]