About Homer Russell Salisbury
Lived 1870 – 1915 (aged 45). Homer Russell Salisbury was a missionary.
Homer Russell Salisbury (May 27, 1870 – December 30, 1915) was a Seventh-day Adventist educator and administrator who started the first Adventist school in England. He died at sea aboard the SS Persia on December 30, 1915, when it was sunk by a German submarine during World War I.
Biography He was born in Battle Creek, Michigan, on May 27, 1870, to Burleigh Russell Salisbury. He had a brother who migrated to Australia.
He boarded the SS Persia in Marseille, headed for India. He died on December 30, 1915, aged 45, when the ship was sunk by a German submarine during World War I.
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Who was Homer Russell Salisbury?
American religious leader (1870-1915)
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Homer Russell Salisbury was born on 27 May 1870.
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Homer Russell Salisbury died on 30 December 1915.
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Homer Russell Salisbury was a missionary.
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