Robert Kelsey Walton
Robert Kelsey Walton was an American Theosophist who was a priest in the Liberal Catholic Church.
Personal life
Robert Walton was born on November 17, 1881 in Chicago, Illinois, as the son of Myron K. Walton and Jennie Kelsey Walton. He was educated in the public schools of Grand Rapids, Michigan, and earned an LL.B. law degree at the University of Michigan in 1904.[1] While at the university he was as a reporter for the Michigan Daily-News and was a member of the Theta Theta Chapter of the Chi Sigma fraternity.[2][3]
Walton joined the Bar in New York City, and practiced in the firm of Parker, Davis, Wagner & Walton. On August 24, 1911, he was married to Georgina Frances Jones, the daughter of John P. Jones, who had been a U.S. Senator from Nevada. The wedding took place in Lucerne, Switzerland.[4][5]
Theosophical Society involvement
Liberal Catholic Church involvement
Walton was ordained by James Ingall Wedgwood to the priesthood in St. Athanasius Episcopal Church, Echo Park, Los Angeles, California on August 14, 1917.[6]
Writings
Both Robert and Georgina wrote for Theosophical magazines. The Union Index of Theosophical Periodicals lists more than 30 articles that they contributed during the years 1912-1920.
Notes
- ↑ "WALTON, Robert Kelsey", Who's Who in New York (City and State), Issue 7, 1115.
- ↑ Catalogue of Graduates, Non-graduates, Officers, and Members of the Faculties, 1837-1921, 1923 University of Michigan.
- ↑ The Michiganensian University of Michigan Yearbook (New York: Who's Who Publications, Incorporated, 1918), 1115.
- ↑ "WALTON, Robert Kelsey", Who's Who in New York (City and State), Issue 7, 1115.
- ↑ "Miss Jones to Wed Abroad; Daughter of ex-Senator from Nevada Will Marry Robert Kelsey Walton." Special to The New York Times (August 06, 1911).
- ↑ "The Church Comes to the United States." A Short History of the Liberal Catholic Church and St. Raphael's Parish web page. Available at this website.