Religion Methodist Resting place Hollywood Cemetery Education Randolph–Macon College | Died April 1, 1907 Name John Granbery | |
Occupation Clergyman, university professor Books Outline of New Testament Christology: A Study of Genetic Relationships Within the Christology of the New Testament Period | ||
John Cowper Granbery (1829–1907) was an American clergyman of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church.
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Early life
John Cowper Granbery was born on December 5, 1829 in Norfolk, Virginia. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1848.
Career
He entered the Methodist ministry and acted as chaplain in the Confederate States Army. After preaching in Washington, Richmond, and Petersburg, he became Professor of moral philosophy and practical theology in Vanderbilt University in 1875. Seven years later, he was elected Bishop in the Southern Methodist church.
Death
He died on April 1, 1907.
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