Adna Wright Leonard
Encyclopedia
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.
on November 2, 1874 to Adna B. Leonard. He was elected Bishop in 1916.
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.
Buffalo, New York
Buffalo is the second most populous city in the state of New York, after New York City. Located in Western New York on the eastern shores of Lake Erie and at the head of the Niagara River across from Fort Erie, Ontario, Buffalo is the seat of Erie County and the principal city of the...
and the first chairman of the Methodist Commission on Chaplains. He was killed in 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.
Biography
He was born in Cincinnati, OhioCincinnati, Ohio
Cincinnati is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio. Cincinnati is the county seat of Hamilton County. Settled in 1788, the city is located to north of the Ohio River at the Ohio-Kentucky border, near Indiana. The population within city limits is 296,943 according to the 2010 census, making it Ohio's...
on November 2, 1874 to Adna B. Leonard. He was elected Bishop in 1916.
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.
Washington, D.C.
Washington, D.C., formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, "the District", or simply D.C., is the capital of the United States. On July 16, 1790, the United States Congress approved the creation of a permanent national capital as permitted by the U.S. Constitution....
He was killed on May 3, 1943 in a plane crash on his way to Iceland to visit Methodist chaplains and their troops.
Career
- President of the New York Anti-Saloon LeagueNew York Anti-Saloon LeagueThe New York Anti-Saloon League was an American organization that worked toward the prohibition of alcohol and the closing of saloons. Located at 156 Fifth Avenue in Manhattan, it was an offshoot of the Ohio based Anti-Saloon League. Adna W. Leonard of Buffalo, New York was its president. The...
- Chairman The Methodist Commission on Chaplains
- Headed trustees of the University of Southern CaliforniaUniversity of Southern CaliforniaThe University of Southern California is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university located in Los Angeles, California, United States. USC was founded in 1880, making it California's oldest private research university...