Identity area
Type of entity
Person
Authorized form of name
Herron, George D.
Parallel form(s) of name
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Other form(s) of name
- George Herron
- George Davis Herron
Identifiers for corporate bodies
Description area
Dates of existence
1862-1925
History
George Davis Herron (1862-1925) was a Congregational Church minister and professor of Applied Christianity at Grinnell College from 1893-1899 where he attracted nationwide attention for his radical statements. After his resignation in 1899 and his scandalous divorce, he joined the Socialist Party and married Carrie Rand. They moved to Italy where he worked for peace as an emissary of President Woodrow Wilson.