George Roe Van De Water (April 25, 1854 – March 15, 1925) was an Episcopal priest and a major proponent of the compatibility of Freemasonry with Christianity.
He is a descendant of Jacobus van de Water, one of the last Dutch mayors of New York City.
[1] In 1879 he married Cornelia Townsend Youngs of Oyster Bay, [2] a descendant of Elizabeth Fones.
Van De Water served as the rector of Christ Church in Oyster Bay, and accompanied Theodore Roosevelt to Cuba during the Spanish American War and became the chaplain of the 71st New York Volunteers.
[3] He served as rector of St. Andrew's Episcopal Church (New York City) in Harlem from 1880 to 1920, as well as the chaplain of Columbia University from 1892 to 1905.