Arthur E. Bingham (1852-1935) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic College in Brooklyn, New York, then moved to Chicago, Illinois, and co-founded the Marsh-Bingham Lumber Company. He served as its president for over 30 years, retiring in 1900. He also worked in the banking business in Cleveland. He married Helen W. Bingham (b. Whitney) in Cleveland in 1875. The couple became interested in Christian Science when Helen experienced healing through Christian Science treatment in 1886. Helen took a class from Mary Baker Eddy's student Ellen Brown Linscott in 1886. She went on to take the Primary class in Christian Science from Eddy in February 1889 and joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1894. Arthur, along with their son Harold W. Bingham and daughter Madeline B. Morgan (b. Bingham) joined on January 2, 1897, and their daughter Florence L. Bingham joined on April 6, 1895.
Arthur and Helen were both elected Executive Members of the church on January 30, 1901. Arthur studied Christian Science with Eddy's student Edward A. Kimball and was also a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, Illinois. The Binghams moved to Boston sometime around 1900, and in 1902 they moved to an estate named Beach Bluff in Swampscott, Massachusetts. In a June 1902 letter to the Christian Science Board of Directors Eddy specified that Arthur be elected president of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, but he declined the position. In 1908 the couple moved to Montecito, California. After Helen's death in 1923, Arthur moved into their daughter Madeline's home in St. Louis but continued to maintain a home in Montecito as well. He married Helen's niece Grace L. Bingham (b. Lamson) in Ventura, California, in 1934.
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Arthur E. Bingham (1852-1935) was born in Cleveland, Ohio, and died in St. Louis, Missouri. He attended Brooklyn Polytechnic College in Brooklyn, New York, then moved to Chicago, Illinois, and co-founded the Marsh-Bingham Lumber Company. He served as its president for over 30 years, retiring in 1900. He also worked in the banking business in Cleveland. He married Helen W. Bingham (b. Whitney) in Cleveland in 1875. The couple became interested in Christian Science when Helen experienced healing through Christian Science treatment in 1886. Helen took a class from Mary Baker Eddy's student Ellen Brown Linscott in 1886. She went on to take the Primary class in Christian Science from Eddy in February 1889 and joined The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 31, 1894. Arthur, along with their son Harold W. Bingham and daughter Madeline B. Morgan (b. Bingham) joined on January 2, 1897, and their daughter Florence L. Bingham joined on April 6, 1895.
Arthur and Helen were both elected Executive Members of the church on January 30, 1901. Arthur studied Christian Science with Eddy's student Edward A. Kimball and was also a member of First Church of Christ, Scientist, Chicago, Illinois. The Binghams moved to Boston sometime around 1900, and in 1902 they moved to an estate named Beach Bluff in Swampscott, Massachusetts. In a June 1902 letter to the Christian Science Board of Directors Eddy specified that Arthur be elected president of The First Church of Christ, Scientist, in Boston, Massachusetts, but he declined the position. In 1908 the couple moved to Montecito, California. After Helen's death in 1923, Arthur moved into their daughter Madeline's home in St. Louis but continued to maintain a home in Montecito as well. He married Helen's niece Grace L. Bingham (b. Lamson) in Ventura, California, in 1934.
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