Delmer Eugene Croft

Born in Enosburg, Vermont, on July 27, 1864, Delmer Eugene Croft studied at the University of Vermont and at Dwight L. Moody's school at Mount Hermon. He was ordained as a Baptist minister and served pastorates in New England before moving into public lecturing.

Croft became known as a speaker on the Chautauqua circuit and later took part in Progressive Party organizing in Connecticut during Theodore Roosevelt's 1912 campaign. He lived in New Haven and died there on August 15, 1925.

As a writer, he is remembered for energetic motivational books such as Supreme Personality and A Doubt, Fear, and Worry Cure. His surviving work suggests a friendly, accessible style focused on self-mastery, courage, and the everyday uses of optimism.