John Cowper Granbery
John Cowper Granbery | |
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| Born | December 5, 1829 Norfolk, Virginia |
| Died | April 1, 1907 (aged 77) Ashland, Virginia |
| Education | Randolph-Macon College |
| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, university professor |
| Spouses |
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| Children | 9 |
| Military career | |
| Allegiance | .svg.png){kind=small} Confederate States of America (1861–1865) |
| Branch | 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.
Early life
John Cowper Granbery was born on December 5, 1829, in Norfolk, Virginia.[1][2] He graduated from Randolph-Macon College in 1848.[1][2]
Career
Granbery entered the Methodist ministry and served in various pastoral roles in Farmville (1849-1850),[2][3] Third Street Church in Lynchburg (1850-1852),[2][3] Charlottesville (1856-1857),[2][3] and Washington (1857-1859)[1][2][3] before the outbreak of the Civil War. He later served at Market Street Church in Petersburg (1865-1868)[1][2][3] and at Centenary Church (1868-1871) & Broad Street Church (1872-1875) in Richmond[1][2][3] after the war had ended.
He was a chaplain on the campus of the University of Virginia from 1859 to 1861.[4] During the American Civil War of 1861–1865, Granberry served as a chaplain in the Confederate States Army.[1][5] He was wounded in the head at the Battle of Glendale (Frazier's Farm) on June 30, 1862.[6] He was captured and imprisoned at Fort Warren in Boston Harbor, but he was soon released in a prisoner exchange.[6]
Granberry was a professor of moral philosophy and practical theology in Vanderbilt University from 1875 to 1882.[1][7][2] He was elected Bishop in the Southern Methodist church in 1882.[1][2] Aspects of his service as bishop included overseeing the denomination's missionary work in Brazil.[8][9] His daughter Ella served as a missionary in Brazil,[10] spending some time at the Methodist college there[11] and eventually marrying Rev. H.C. Tucker, who oversaw the work of the American Bible Society in Brazil.[12]
Personal life and death
Granberry married Jenny Massie in 1858. They had a child.[4] He married his second wife, Ella Winston, in 1882, and they had eight children.[4] His daughter Ruth died at the age of 12 on Sept. 2, 1891.[13]
John Granbery died on April 1, 1907, in Ashland, Virginia.[1][4] He collapsed suddenly in his home, several months after his wife succumbed in a similar manner.[14]
Bibliography
- A Bible Dictionary (1882)
- Twelve Sermons (1896)
- Experience, The Crowning Evidence of the Christian Religion (1901)
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Bishop John C. Granberry". The New York Times. April 2, 1907. p. 11. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j "General Conference M.E. Church South". Norfolk Public Ledger. Vol. 12, no. 91. 19 May 1882. p. 3. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d e f "Bishop John C. Granbery". Baltimore and Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 6 (New Series), no. 15. 11 April 1907. p. 3-4. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ a b c d "Death of Bishop John C. Granbery". North Carolina Christian Advocate. Greensboro, North Carolina. April 4, 1907. p. 2. Retrieved July 2, 2018 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Stephen Cushman, Bloody Promenade: Reflections on a Civil War Battle, Charlottesville, Virginia: University of Virginia Press, 1999, p. 87 [1]
- ^ a b "Bishop Granbery". Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 25 (New Series), no. 46. 13 November 1890. p. 2. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Vanderbilt University faculty in 1875". Archived from the original on 2014-02-03. Retrieved 2014-04-07.
- ^ "Plan of Episcopal Visitations for 1883". Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 17, no. 20. 17 May 1883. p. 3. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Plan of Episcopal Visitations for 1885". Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 20, no. 18. 14 May 1885. p. 2. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Mission Field". Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 23 (New Series), no. 16. 19 April 1888. p. 1. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Missionaries to Brazil". Norfolk Public Ledger. Vol. 22, no. 135. 22 July 1887. p. 4. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Children's-Day". Richmond Christian Advocate. Vol. 27 (New series), no. 22. 2 June 1892. p. 2. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Funeral of Miss Granbery". Norfolk Public Ledger. Vol. 31, no. 29. 4 September 1891. p. 1. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Bishop Granbery Drops Dead To-Day". Richmond News Leader. No. 4800. 1 April 1907. p. 1. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "GRAN'BERY, John Cowper (1829—)". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. p. 603.