Frank F. (Frank Field) Ellinwood

Born in 1826 and remembered through a full-length biography published after his death, he was an American Presbyterian clergyman whose career combined preaching, church leadership, and a deep interest in global missions.

He is especially associated with the Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions, where he played a major leadership role during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. His life and work placed him in the middle of major conversations about religion, education, and the church’s responsibilities in a changing world.

Ellinwood also wrote books and reports that reflected his wide-ranging interests, including missionary history and observations on other countries and cultures. He died in 1908, leaving behind a record of service that later readers have continued to document and preserve.