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Edwin Holt Hughes
1866–1950
A Methodist bishop, educator, and writer, he moved between the pulpit, the classroom, and church leadership during a period of major growth in American Protestant life. His long career included serving as president of DePauw University before years of work as a bishop.
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The Bible and Life
by Edwin Holt Hughes
About the author
Born in Moundsville, West Virginia, in 1866, he studied at West Virginia University, Ohio Wesleyan University, and the Boston University School of Theology. He went on to serve Methodist churches in Massachusetts and built a reputation as both a preacher and a thoughtful church leader.
Before becoming a bishop, he was president of DePauw University from 1903 to 1908. In 1908 he was elected a bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, a role that took him to major assignments including San Francisco, Boston, Chicago, and Washington, D.C.
He also left behind a substantial written record, including sermons, speeches, essays, and articles preserved in archival collections. He died in 1950, and is remembered as a figure who linked religious leadership, higher education, and public life in early twentieth-century Methodism.