History of Annsville, (Westchester County) New York United States of America

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Calvin Kingsley, M.E. bishop, was born in Annsville, N.Y., in 1812. He removed with his parents to Ellington, N.Y., in 1826, where he joined the Methodist Episcopal church, taught school and prepared for college. He was graduated from Allegheny college, A.B., 1841, A.M., 1844, and was professor of mathematics and civil engineering there, 1840-57, financial agent for the college, 1843-44, and vice-president of the faculty, 1855-57. He was admitted to the Erie conference in 1841, and was a delegate to the general conferences, 1852, 1856, 1860 and 1864. He was editor of the Western Christian Advocate, Cincinnati, Ohio, 1856-64; and as chairman of the committee on slavery at the general conference of 1860 shaped the policy of the church on that question. He was elected bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1864; held the conference of the Pacific coast, 1865-66, and in 1867 visited the missions of Europe. He visited California and Oregon in 1869, and from there went to China and India. He received the degree of D.D. from Geneses college in 1854. He is the author of: Bush on the Resurrection (1847); Round the World (1870). He died in Beirut, Syria, April 6, 1870.

From: Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans, Johnson, Rossiter, editor

History of Annsville, (Westchester County) New York

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