African Methodist Episcopal bishop, born on the 5th of February 1815; died on the 9th of August 1891. He was by birth a slave; escaped to Philadelphia, where he was educated; entered the ministry in 1837; was very successful, preaching in pulpits in all the larger cities of the United States; was consecrated bishop in 1864; in 1887 was bishop of North Carolina, Virginia and Maryland; made several visits to Europe, representing the African Methodist Church in important international Methodist conferences. He held the most important offices in his church, and to him is attributed much of its success.
