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Scofield, Cyrus I.


United States, Religious Person    (1843-08-19 to 1921-07-24)
• Lawyer, politician, Christian Zionist, promoter of the "dispensational" teachings of John Nelson Darby
• Critical history of Cyrus Scofield and the Christian Zionist movement (See: John Torrell article)
• 1874 : Abandoned his Catholic wife and 3 daughters
• 1877 : Convicted of financial fraud
• 1880 : Began new career as a Christian Congregationalist pastor
• 1882 : Moved from St. Louis, Missouri to Dallas, Texas
• 1907 : Moved from Dallas to New York
• 1909 : Oxford University Press publishes the annotated "Scofield Reference Bible" -- Duck | Google | Bing
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1880 1890 1900 1910 1920
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Lotus Club   (Member of, 1901 to 1921-07-24) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Scofield was sponsored by Jewish lawyer Samuel Untermeyer
Untermyer, Samuel   (Associate of, dates uncertain) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Untermyer sponsors the "Scofield Bible" project (See: John Torell article)
U.S. Department of Justice   (Member of, 1873-06 to 1873-12) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Federal Attorney General for the State of Kansas
State Legislature   (Member of, 1871 to 1872) -- Duck | Google | Bing
• Kansas, House of Representatives