Walter Percy Knapp had beaten Godfrey M Brinley in 1884. Godfrey M Brinley then went on to beat Philip S Sears in 1886.
Godfrey M Brinley born abt 1865 and died 6 May 1939 Yugoslavia, at the age of 74 years.
Son of Edward Brinley -Born 28 Oct 1824 in Perth Amboy, Middlesex County, New Jersey and died 18 Feb 1867 in Charleston, South Carolina. Mothers name was Andrewetta Sims Rowlett born 1840 Virginia.
Rev Godfrey M Brinley married Miss Elizabeth A Miller at St Peters Episcopal Church, Morristown, New Jersey.
The Rev Brinley was a Master at St Pauls School, Concord, New Hampshire.
Godfrey Malbone Brinley, clergyman, edu-cator; b. Perth Amboy, New Jersey Nov. 22, 1864 s.
Edward and Andrewetta Sims (Rowlett) Brinley.
A.B., Trinity Coll., Conn.. 1888, A.M., 1895; studied divinity under Bishop Parker, Dr. J. H. Coit and Rev. Frederick Kinsman, of Oxford U., Eng., with work under Prof. Harper of Yale, and at summer session, Cambridge Theol. Sch. Married Elizabeth Agnes Miller, of Morristown, N.J., June 17, 1902. The couple had 2 children, Elizabeth Malbone, born October 6, 1906 and Godfrey Malbone, Jr. (deceased). Deacon 1893, priest, 1897, P.E. Ch.; master in charge of Lower School of St. Paul's School since 1901. Mem.ber:- Psi Upsilon. Clubs: University (New York), Morris Co. Go\t, Morristown Field. Address: Concord, N.H.
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