Charles Wesley Flint

Charles Wesley Flint
Day c. 1922
5th Chancellor of Syracuse University
In office
September 1922 – May 1936
Preceded byJames Roscoe Day
Succeeded byWilliam Pratt Graham

Charles Wesley Flint (November 14, 1878 – December 12, 1964) was a Canadian-born educator and bishop of the Methodist Church in the United States.

Early life

Charles Wesley Flint was born in Canada.[1] He graduated from the University of Toronto and went on to study at Drew Theological Seminary and Columbia University.[2]

Career

Flint began his Methodist ministry in the Northwest Conference of the Iowa at the age of 21.[1]

In 1915, Flint was serving as the pastor of the New York Avenue Methodist church in Brooklyn. On June 15 of that year, he was elected president of Cornell College.[1] He was inaugurated on November 19.[3] He was the president of Cornell College[4] for seven years (1915–22), then was the fifth chancellor of Syracuse University from 1922[5] until his election as a bishop. During his time as chancellor, he served as an advisor to the Alpha Phi Omega chapter at Syracuse University.

Publications

Flint wrote a biography of Charles Wesley in 1957. [6]

Personal life

Flint married Clara Yetter in 1901; they had a daughter, Dr Lois Flint,[2] and a son, George Y. Flint, who served as a Methodist minister in Ohio, New Jersey and Maryland.[7]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Dr. Chas W. Flint Head of Cornell". The Des Moines Register. June 16, 1915. p. 3. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Flint, Charles Wesley, Bishop" (PDF). The United Methodist Church website, Archives and History. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  3. ^ "Move to Improve Cornell Started". The Des Moines Register. November 19, 1915. p. 2. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
  4. ^ "The Inauguration of Charles Wesley Flint as President of Cornell College" (PDF). Forgotten Books. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  5. ^ "Religion: Battle of Columbus (May 25, 1936)". Time Magazine. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  6. ^ "Charles Wesley and His Colleagues". GoodReads. Retrieved 2024-01-31.
  7. ^ "Dr. Flint Given Pastorate Here". The Baltimore Sun. March 11, 1957. p. 30. Retrieved February 4, 2024.
Academic offices
Preceded by Chancellor of Syracuse University
1922–1936 		Succeeded by


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