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

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "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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