Edward Thomas Demby
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Edward Thomas Demby (February 13, 1869 – April 14, 1957) was an African-American bishop and author. Ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and later a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Arkansas and the Southwest, Demby worked against racial discrimination and for interracial harmony, both within and outside of his church.
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The Right Reverend Edward Thomas Demby D.D., LL.D. | |
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Suffragan Bishop of Arkansas | |
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Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Arkansas |
Elected | 1918 |
In office | 1918–1939 |
Orders | |
Ordination | May 8, 1899 by John Franklin Spalding |
Consecration | September 29, 1918 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
Personal details | |
Born | (1869-02-13)February 13, 1869 |
Died | April 14, 1957(1957-04-14) (aged 88) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
Buried | Lake View Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Edward T. Demby IV & Mary Anderson Tippett |
Spouse | Polly Alston Sherrill (died 1899) Antoinette Martina Ricks
(m. 1902; died 1957) |
Alma mater | Wilberforce University |
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