Matthew Simpson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Matthew Simpson

American bishop and academic

Date of Birth: 21-Jun-1811

Place of Birth: Cadiz, Ohio, United States

Date of Death: 18-Jun-1884

Profession: teacher, theologian, editor, journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Matthew Simpson (21 June 1811 – 18 June 1884) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1852 and based mostly in Chicago [Correction: Philadelphia.
Simpson and his wife were fixtures of Society Hill].
During the Reconstruction Era after the Civil War, most evangelical denominations in the North, especially the Methodists, were initially strong supporters of radical policies that favored the Freedmen (former slaves) and distrusted the Southern whites.
However by the late 1860s in border state conferences, the MEC North moved well away from their work with the Freedmen's Bureau and often sided with the grievances of Southern white members.
Bishop Simpson played a leading role in mobilizing the Northern Methodists for the cause.
His biographer calls him the "High Priest of the Radical Republicans."



Description	American photographer, war photographer, photojournalist and journalist
Date of birth/death	18 May 1822	15 January 1896
Location of birth/death	Warren County	Manhattan
Work period	from 1844 until circa 1887 date QS:P,+1887-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Work location	New York City, Washington, D.C.
Authority control	: Q187850 VIAF: 22965552 ISNI: 0000 0001 2209 4376 ULAN: 500126201 LCCN: n81140569 NAID: 10570155 WorldCat