| 词条 | Matthew Wesley Clair |
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Matthew Wesley Clair (October 21, 1865 – June 28, 1943) was one of the first African-American bishops in the Methodist Episcopal Church. BiographyMatthew W. Clair was born in 1865 in Union, West Virginia. He was a son of Anthony and Ollie (Green) Clair, former slaves. Clair and Robert E. Jones were appointed bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church in 1920, becoming the first black people to receive that title. Clair was assigned to Monrovia, Liberia. Prior to his appointment, he served as District Superintendent for the Church in Washington, D.C. In 1926, Bishop Clair was transferred to Covington, Kentucky. His territory included all of Kentucky and Tennessee. He would serve there until his retirement in 1936.[1] Bishop Clair and wife, Fannie, were the parents of two children:
DeathIn June 1943, Bishop Clair travelled to Washington, D.C. to preside over the funeral of his brother. It was there that he died on June 28, 1943.[1] References
1. ^1 {{cite web |url=http://www.kentonlibrary.org/2013/clair-matthew-wesley-bishop |title=Matthew Wesley Clair (Bishop) |author=Ann |date=20 Dec 2013 |website=Kenton County (KY) Public Library |publisher= |accessdate=30 Apr 2014}} See also
10 : 1865 births|Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church|American Methodist bishops|People from Union, West Virginia|1943 deaths|History of Methodism in the United States|African-American Methodist clergy|American Methodist clergy|20th-century Methodist bishops|People from Monrovia |
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