Adna Wright Leonard
Bishop Adna Wright Leonard I (November 2, 1874 – May 3, 1943) was a Methodist Bishop in Buffalo, New York and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.[1]
Biography
He was born in Cincinnati, Ohio, on November 2, 1874, to Adna B. Leonard. He was elected bishop in 1916.[1]
He married Mary Luella Day (1873-?) on October 9, 1901, and had the following children: Adna Wright Leonard II (1904-?); and Phyllis Day Leonard (1907-?).
He was elected to the Episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the 1916 General Conference. He served in San Francisco, Pittsburgh and Washington, D.C.
He was killed on May 3, 1943, in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.[1]
Career
- President of the New York Anti-Saloon League
- Chairman The Methodist Commission on Chaplains
- Headed trustees of the University of Southern California
See also
References
- ^ a b c "Guide to the Adna Wright Leonard Collection". United Methodist Archives and History Center. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
Adna Wright Leonard (1874-1943), American bishop, was born November 2, 1874, in Cincinnati. He was the only son of Reverend and Mrs. A.B. Leonard. His father was the mission secretary of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Leonard married Mary Luella Day on October 9, 1901. ...
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