| Robert McIntyre | |
| Birth Date: | 20 November 1851 |
| Birth Place: | Selkirk, Scotland, U.K. |
| Death Place: | Chicago, Illinois, U.S. |
| Alma Mater: | Vanderbilt University |
| Employer: | Methodist Episcopal Church |
| Occupation: | Bishop |
| Spouse: | Ella Chatten |
| Children: | 1 son, 2 daughters |
| Signature: | Signature of bishop Robert McIntyre.png |
Robert McIntyre (November 20, 1851 - August 30, 1914) was a Scottish-born American clergyman. He served as a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Robert McIntyre was born on November 20, 1851, in Selkirk, Scotland.[1] He emigrated to the United States at the age of 7 and became an orphan shortly after.[2] He became a bricklayer in Philadelphia and Chicago to save for his education.[1] [3] McIntyre graduated from Vanderbilt University.[3]
McIntyre was the pastor of the Grace Methodist Church and the St James Methodist Church in Chicago; the Trinity Methodist Church in Denver; the First Methodist Church in Los Angeles, California.[2] In 1908, he was elected as a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.[2] As Bishop, he was responsible for Oklahoma, Texas and parts of Kansas.[1] [4]
McIntyre authored a novel and a poetry collection. He was a lecturer at the Chautauqua Institution.[1]
McIntyre married Ella Chatten.[2] They had a son and two daughters.[4]
McIntyre died on August 30, 1914, in Chicago.[1] [4]