Quick Facts
Biography
Rev. Walter Robinson Parr (May 3, 1871 – March 24, 1922) was an English-born preacher and author.
The son of Alexander and Matilda (Richards) Parr, Walter Parr was born in Liverpool, England, and graduated from the Beloit Academy in 1891, from Beloit College in 1895 and from the Chicago Theological Seminary in 1898.
He was ordained to the Congregational ministry in Clifton, Illinois, on June 16, 1898. While serving in Chicago, Parr befriended Elias Disney, who named his fourth son, Walt, after him.
Pastorates:
Cragin Church, Chicago, 1895-1898
Clifton, Illinois, 1897-1900
St. Paul Church, Chicago 1900-1905
Whetstone Church, Anderson, Indiana, 1905-1908
Union Church, Granite Falls, Washington, 1908-1915
Pilgrim Church and Orchard Church, Lewiston, Idaho, 1921-1922
Writing
He wrote Unrest, which was published in 1915.
Family
He was married on August 9, 1898 to Mary H. Weasel.
Death
He died on March 24, 1922, aged 50, at Lewiston, Idaho, of influenza and pneumonia, survived by his wife and seven children.
Trivia
At St. Paul's Congregational Church in Chicago, he befriended Elias Disney, who named his fourth son, Walter Elias Disney, after the Rev. Parr.