Individual Details

William Henry Kirk

(21 Apr 1909 - 19 Oct 2001)

Daily Advocate, Stamford, Connecticut, Thursday, October 25, 200, Page 5, Cols. 5 & 6: Rev. William Henry Kirk, NYC community leader. Associated Press. Branford---The Rev. William Henry Kirk, a community leader in East Harlem, N. Y., who helped integrate the neighborhood both socially and economically, has died. He was 92. The Rev. Kirk lived in Hamden and on Isle au Haut, Maine. He died Friday. The Rev. Kirk was the executive director of the Union Settlement from 1949 until 1971. He helped build the settlement into an organization with 16 sites in East Harlem, offering many services.

Events

Birth21 Apr 1909New Castle, Lawrence Co., Pennsylvania
Death19 Oct 2001Hamden, New Haven Co., Connecticut
BurialUnknown

Families

SpouseMary Elizabeth Michel (1908 - 1989)
ChildNancy Kirk ( - )
ChildSusan Kirk ( - )
ChildJudy Kirk ( - )
FatherHoward Manning Kirk (1868 - 1952)
MotherElizabeth Raney (1875 - 1950)
SiblingHelen Raney Kirk (1900 - 1990)
SiblingElizabeth R. Kirk (1901 - 2008)
SiblingLeander Raney Kirk (1903 - 1955)
SiblingHoward Manning Kirk Jr. (1905 - 1997)

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