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Walter Ashbel Sellew

The Right Reverend

Walter Ashbel Sellew
Bishop
ChurchFree Methodist Church
In office1898–1929
Previous post(s)Presiding Elder
Orders
Ordination1872
Consecration1898
Personal details
Born(1844-02-27)February 27, 1844
Gowanda, New York, US
DiedJanuary 16, 1929(1929-01-16) (aged 84)
Jamestown[1]
NationalityAmerican
DenominationMethodist
ParentsAshbel R. Sellew, Jane M. Sellew née Tucker
Alma materDartmouth College

Walter Ashbel Sellew (born 27 February 1844—16 January 1929) was a Methodist bishop, holding that office in the Free Methodist Church.[2] Sellew was a prominent figure in the Wesleyan—holiness movement, writing on the topics of the importance of a woman's headcovering, the ordination of women in Methodism, and missions.[2][3]

  1. ^ "Deaths: March 1929". Dartmouth Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 4 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge. Encyclopedia Americana. 1919. p. 544.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Chilcote2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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