Edward Thomas Demby
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.
The Right Reverend Edward Thomas Demby D.D., LL.D. | |
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| Suffragan Bishop of Arkansas | |
| 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 | February 13, 1869 Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1957 (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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