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Written by Earl Cranston (June 27, 1840 – August 18, 1932) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1896.
He was born in Athens, Ohio, the third Bishop of the Methodist Church to have been born in Athens. Among his ancestors were Roger Williams and two colonial governors of Rhode Island.
Cranston served as a Captain in the Union Army during the American Civil War. In 1867 he joined the Ohio Annual Conference of the M.E. Church. Prior to his election to the Episcopacy, he served as Pastor, Presiding Elder, and publishing agent for the Church.
Cranston died at New Richmond, Ohio. He is buried in Arlington National Cemetery in Virginia.
CRANSTON, EARL
CAPT 60 OHIO INF US ARMY
DATE OF DEATH: 08/18/1932
BURIED AT: SECTION EAST SITE 3658
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY
Michael Robert Patterson was born in Arlington and is the son of a former officer of the US Army. So it was no wonder that sooner or later his interests drew him to American history and especially to American military history. Many of his articles can be found on renowned portals like the New York Times, Washingtonpost or Wikipedia.
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