John Cowper Granbery | |
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Born | December 5, 1829 Norfolk, Virginia |
Died | April 1, 1907 | (aged 77)
Education | Randolph-Macon College |
Occupation(s) | Clergyman, university professor |
Spouses |
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Children | 9 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America (1861–1865) |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Chaplain (CSA) |
John Cowper Granbery (1829–1907) was an American Confederate chaplain and bishop of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church.
John Cowper Granbery was born on December 5, 1829, in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] He graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1848. [1]
Granbery entered the Methodist ministry and served as assistant preacher and missioner in Washington, Richmond, and Petersburg. [1] He was a chaplain on the campus of the University of Virginia from 1859 to 1861. [2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Granberry served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army. [1] [3]
Granberry was a professor of moral philosophy and practical theology in Vanderbilt University from 1875 to 1882. [1] [4] He was elected Bishop in the Southern Methodist church in 1882. [1]
Granberry married Jenny Massie in 1858. They had a child. [2] He married his second wife, Ella Winston, in 1882, and they had eight children. [2]
Granbery died on April 1, 1907, in Ashland, Virginia. [1] [2]
John Cowper Granbery | |
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Born | December 5, 1829 Norfolk, Virginia |
Died | April 1, 1907 | (aged 77)
Education | Randolph-Macon College |
Occupation(s) | Clergyman, university professor |
Spouses |
|
Children | 9 |
Military career | |
Allegiance | Confederate States of America (1861–1865) |
Service/ | Confederate States Army |
Years of service | 1861–1865 |
Rank | Chaplain (CSA) |
John Cowper Granbery (1829–1907) was an American Confederate chaplain and bishop of the Southern Methodist Episcopal church.
John Cowper Granbery was born on December 5, 1829, in Norfolk, Virginia. [1] He graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1848. [1]
Granbery entered the Methodist ministry and served as assistant preacher and missioner in Washington, Richmond, and Petersburg. [1] He was a chaplain on the campus of the University of Virginia from 1859 to 1861. [2] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Granberry served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army. [1] [3]
Granberry was a professor of moral philosophy and practical theology in Vanderbilt University from 1875 to 1882. [1] [4] He was elected Bishop in the Southern Methodist church in 1882. [1]
Granberry married Jenny Massie in 1858. They had a child. [2] He married his second wife, Ella Winston, in 1882, and they had eight children. [2]
Granbery died on April 1, 1907, in Ashland, Virginia. [1] [2]