SHERIDAN, WILBUR FLETCHER: 1863-1920.
Wilbur Fletcher Sheridan , son of the Rev. Andrew Jackson and Mary Anne Merrill Sheridan, was born in Rossville, Ind., on Dec. 5, 1863, and graduated from De Pauw University in 1885, receiving the A.M. degree in 1888. He was ordained to the Methodist Episcopal ministry in 1887. In 1891 he received the S.T.B. degree from Boston University.
The Rev. Mr. Sheridan was pastor of churches in Indiana and other states until 1912, when he became general secretary and executive of the Epworth League of the Methodist Church, a position he held until his death in Winnetka, Ill., on Mar. 10, 1920. In addition to his books he was a frequent contributor to magazines and to the church press.
He married Effie L. Lamar of Richmond, Ind., on June 21, 1893.
Information from De Pauw University's Alumnal Record, 1920, and Who Was Who in America.
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