Nolan Rice Best
Nolan Rice Best | |
|---|---|
| Born | April 9, 1871 Rich Hill, Ohio, US |
| Died | July 18, 1930 (aged 59) Baltimore, Maryland, US |
| Education | Oberlin College |
| Occupation | Editor |
Nolan Rice Best (April 9, 1871 – July 18, 1930) was a periodical editor and prominent layman in the Presbyterian Church. He served as Secretary of the Baltimore Presbyterian Federation of Churches, and as an editor of the Presbyterian weekly periodical The Continent.[1] The periodical consolidated The Interior and Philadelphia's Westminster.[2]
Biography
Nolan Rice Best was born in Rich Hill, Ohio on April 9, 1871.[3] He graduated from Oberlin College in 1892, and was made a Doctor of Letters in 1925.[1]
He died at his home in Baltimore on July 18, 1930.[1][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Nolan Rice Best Dies; Prominent Layman; Secretary of Presbyterian Federation of Churches in Baltimore Was 59". The New York Times. July 21, 1930. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved January 2, 2026.
- ^ Leonard, John William; Marquis, Albert Nelson (1920). Who's Who in America. A.N. Marquis.
- ^ "Best, Nolan Rice", in Who's Who in America (1926 edition); p. 269
- ^ "Death of Dr. Best". Federal Council Bulletin. Vol. XIII, no. 7. Federal Council of Churches. September 1930. p. 16. Retrieved January 2, 2026 – via Google Books.