City: Nashville
LANDRITH, Ira, clergyman and President Belmont College; born Milford, Ellis County, Tex., March 23, 1865; son Martin Luther and Mary M. (Groves) LANDRETH; Scotch-Irish descent; educated in public schools and Trinity University in Texas and Cumberland University; graduated from Cumberland University, Lebanon, Tenn., 1888-89; degrees conferred, B.S., 1888; LL.B., 1889; LL.D., 1903; D.D., 1904; married Harriet C. GRANNIS 1890; member of Knights Templar and Knights of Pythias; church connection, ordained minister Presbyterian Church, U. S. A.; general secretary Religious Educational Association, Chicago, 1903-1904; general secretary Presbyterian Brotherhood of America 1908-1909; moderator last General Assembly Cumberland Presbyterian Church before union with Presbyterian Church 1903; editorial secretary Brotherhood 1909; editor Cumberland Presbyterian 1890-1903.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
