Evan M. Whidden

Dr. Rev. Evan McDonald Whidden (9 July 1898 in Galt, Ontario - 11 March 1980 in Cornwall, Ontario) was a Canadian Christian minister and academic whose career included being President of Brandon College,[1] Dean of Theology at Acadia University[2] and chairman of the founding conference of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council.[3] An annual scholarship is awarded at Acadia University in his honour.[4]

He was the son of Howard Primrose and Katherine Louise (Ganong) Whidden),[5] and married Frances Margaret Billington in 1941.

Evan was listed in the "Canadian Who’s Who" in 1951.[6]

Career

Evan and Frances had two children:

Evan was the author of:

References

  1. "Evan Whidden fonds". S. J. McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2003. Brandon University. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  2. Brackney, William H. (2004). A Genetic History Of Baptist Thought. Mercer University Press. p. 480. ISBN 0-86554-913-3. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  3. "A History of the Atlantic Ecumenical Council" (PDF). Atlantic Ecumenical Council. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 28, 2004. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  4. "Awards and Financial Assistance" (PDF). Calendar. Acadia Divinity College. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  5. "Evan McDonald Whidden fonds". McKee Archives Accession Inventory 2001. Brandon University. Retrieved 2008-06-21.
  6. The Canadian Who's who. University of Toronto Press. 1951. line feed character in |publisher= at position 22 (help)
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