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Edward Thomas Demby

1869–1957

United States

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Edward Thomas Demby (February 13, 1869 – April 14, 1957) was an American bishop and author. Ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and later a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Arkansas and the Southwest, Demby worked against racial discrimination and for interracial harmony, both within and outside of his church.

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