Methodist clergyman, bishop, b. Saffordville, Kans. He was ordained a Methodist minister in 1920, graduated from Baker Univ. (B.A., 1922) and Garrett Biblical Institute (B.D., 1924). He spent most of his life as a Methodist minister in Kansas, Illinois, Florida, Pennsylvania, and Ohio. In 1944 he was consecrated a Methodist bishop and was the first full-time bishop assigned to the Wisconsin area. He lived in Madison (1944-1947), but died in China while on a journey assessing missionary opportunity in the Far East. Who's Who in Amer., 24 (1946); Milwaukee Sentinel, Jan. 30, 1947; Christian Advocate (Chicago), Feb. 13, 1947.Learn More
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