Brashares, Charles W., 1891-1982.

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Birth 1891
Death 1982

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Charles W. Brashares was born March 31, 1891 at Williamsport, Ohio. He attended Ohio Wesleyan, Boston University, Harvard and Cornell, receiving degrees of A.B., D.D., LL.D. He was ordained in the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1917 and served as pastor in Massachusetts, Maine, Ohio, and Michigan from 1917 to 1944. He served in Ann Arbor from 1934 to 1944. He was bishop of the Des Moines area from 1944 to 1952 and bishop of Chicago area since 1952. He died in 1982.

From the guide to the Charles W. Brashares papers, 1912-1972, (Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan)

Pastor of the First Methodist Church of Ann Arbor, Michigan, 1934-1944, later Methodist Episcopal bishop of the Des Moines, Iowa area and the Chicago, Illinois area.

From the description of Charles W. Brashares papers, 1912-1972. (University of Michigan). WorldCat record id: 34418851

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  • African Americans
  • African Americans
  • Churches
  • Clergy
  • Clergy
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  • Juvenile delinquency
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  • Ann Arbor (Mich.) (as recorded)
  • Michigan (as recorded)
  • Ann Arbor (Mich.) (as recorded)