George MacLaren Brydon › Hymnals

Clergyman of the Protestant Episcopal Church; native Virginian, born in Danville, June 27, 1875. Received his B.A. degree from Roanoke College in 1896 and a D.D. from the same institution in 1928. A graduate of the Protestant Episcopal Theological Seminary in 1899, he served churches in Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia.

--The Hymn Society, DNAH Archives

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[Brydon] has been active in diocesan organizations, serving as Secretary and Treasurer of the Diocese of Virginia 1919-1940 and as Historiographer since 1924. In the latter capacity, he has written many historical articles. He is the author of a two volume work entitled, "Virginia's Mother Church and the Political Connection under which it Grew."

--Eleven Ecumenical Hymns, 1954. Used by permission.