Simpson, Matthew, 1811-1884
Variant namesMethodist clergyman, educator, editor, and orator.
From the description of Papers of Matthew Simpson, 1829-1929 (bulk 1833-1884). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79449051
American Bishop.
From the description of Autograph signature clipped from a letter : Philadelphia, 1878 Nov. 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664558
Biographical Note
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1811, June 21:
Born, Cadiz, Ohio -
1829:
Attended Madison College, Unionville, Pa. -
1833:
Qualified as medical practitioner Admitted to the ministry on trial -
1834:
Honorary M.A., Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. Minister, Cadiz and St. Clairsville, Ohio -
1834 -1835 :Minister, Pittsburgh, Pa. -
1835:
Married Ellen Holmes Verner -
1836:
Fully qualified as minister -
1836 -1837 :Minster, Williamsport, Pa. -
1837 -1839 :Vice president and professor of natural science, Allegheny College, Meadville, Pa. -
1839 -1848 :President, Indiana Asbury University (now DePauw University), Greencastle, Ind. -
1841:
Honorary D.D., Wesleyan University, Middletown, Conn. -
1844:
Member, Methodist General Conference, New York, N.Y. -
1848 -1852 :Editor, Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio -
1852 -1884 :Bishop, Methodist Episcopal Church -
1857:
Delegate, British Wesleyan Conference, Liverpool, England Attended Conference of Evangelical Alliance, Berlin, Germany -
1861 -1865 :Pro-Union public speaker during Civil War -
1865:
Delivered eulogy at burial of Abraham Lincoln, Springfield, Ill. -
1878:
Lectured on preaching, Yale University, New Haven, Conn. Edited Cyclopaedia of Methodism. Philadelphia: Everts & Stewart -
1881:
Delivered opening sermon, Ecumenical Methodist Conference, London, England, and gave address at memorial service for President James Garfield, Exeter Hall, London, England -
1884, June 18:
Died, Philadelphia, Pa.
From the guide to the Matthew Simpson Papers, 1829-1927, (bulk 1833-1884), (Manuscript Division Library of Congress)
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associatedWith | American Freedmen's Aid Commission. | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Ames, Edward Raymond, 1806-1879. | person |
associatedWith | Blair, Montgomery, 1813-1883. | person |
associatedWith | Brewster, Benjamin Harris, 1816-1888 | person |
associatedWith | Davis, David, 1815-1886. | person |
associatedWith | DePauw University | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Dodd, Moses Woodruff, 1813-1899. | person |
associatedWith | Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885. | person |
associatedWith | Harlan, James, 1820-1899. | person |
associatedWith | Indiana Asbury University (Greencastle, Ind.) | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Janes, Edmund Storer, 1807-1876. | person |
associatedWith | Methodist Episcopal Church | corporateBody |
associatedWith | Morris, Thomas A. (Thomas Asbury), 1794-1874. | person |
associatedWith | New American Cyclopedia. | corporateBody |
correspondedWith | Simpson family | family |
associatedWith | Stanton, Edwin McMasters, 1814-1869. | person |
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Birth 1811-06-21
Death 1884-06-18
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