Biography:

College professor. Born– September 29, 1899, Montgomery. Parents–John Floyd and Julia Elmetta Gay. Married–Lena Clair Butler.  Children–four. Education– University of Alabama, B.S., 1921, LL.B., 1923, M.A., 1928. Instructor in English, University of Florida, 1927-1930; head, English department, Georgia State College for Men, 1930-1933; literary research and writing, 1933-1935, 1945-1961; head, English department, Bob Jones College, 1938-1941; instructor in English, Campbell College, 1961-1962; acting chairman, English department, Bluefield State College, 1961-1963; assistant professor, Hampden-Sydney College, 1964-1965; associate professor, Pembroke State College, 1965-1966; research and writing after 1966. D.D., University of Alabama, 1969. Member, Academy of American Poets. Died November 21, 1981.

Source:

Directory of American Scholars, 1978.

Publication(s):

Montgomery, Alabama; a City in Crisis. New York; Exposition Press, 1957.