Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Bishop_Benjamin_W._Arnett
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:person
gptkbp:birthDate 1838-03-06
gptkbp:birthPlace gptkb:Brownsville,_Pennsylvania,_United_States
gptkbp:child gptkb:Alonzo_T._Arnett
gptkbp:deathDate 1906-10-07
gptkbp:deathPlace gptkb:Wilberforce,_Ohio,_United_States
gptkbp:education self-educated
gptkbp:knownFor helping repeal Ohio's Black Laws
gptkbp:memberOf gptkb:African_Methodist_Episcopal_Church
gptkbp:notableFor civil rights activism
advocacy for African American education
first African American to serve as bishop in the AME Church in Ohio
gptkbp:occupation gptkb:bishop
gptkb:educator
gptkb:politician
gptkbp:officeHolder member of the Ohio House of Representatives
gptkbp:race gptkb:African-American
gptkbp:religion gptkb:Christianity
gptkbp:signature Benjamin W. Arnett signature.svg
gptkbp:spouse gptkb:Mary_Louise_Gordon
gptkbp:termInOffice 1885-1887
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Lomax-Hannon_Junior_College
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Bishop Benjamin W. Arnett