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John Wesley (/ ˈ w ɛ s l i / WESS-lee; [1] 28 June [O.S. 17 June] 1703 – 2 March 1791) was an English cleric, theologian, and evangelist who was a principal leader of a revival movement within the Church of England known as Methodism. The societies he founded became the dominant form of the independent Methodist movement that continues to ...
Four-time governor of Louisiana Edwin Edwards early in life was a Nazarene preacher before converting to Roman Catholicism. American investment banker and philanthropist Abram Fitkin, husband of NMI founder, Susan Norris Fitkin, was a member of the John Wesley Church of the Nazarene, Brooklyn
John Wesley Johnson (born 22 March 1836-September 14, 1893) was a famous figure in the early development of Oregon's higher education. He is probably best known today as the first President of the University of Oregon , serving from 1876 to 1893.
William Thompson was the first President of the Methodist Conference after John Wesley's death. John Wesley, founder of Methodism, organised and presided over the first Methodist Conference, which was to become the church's governing body. This article lists his successors, who are elected by the Conference to serve a one-year term.
John Wesley Cotton (October 29, 1869 – November 24, 1931) [1] was a printmaker and painter in the early years of the 20th century. He was known for his aquatints, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] etchings, and drypoints, and for introducing the colour aquatint process to Canada.
The early revival mainly spread in the Central Belt, but it became active in the Highlands and Islands, peaking towards the middle of the nineteenth century. Scotland gained many of the organisations associated with the revival in England, including Sunday Schools , mission schools , ragged schools , Bible societies and improvement classes.
John Wesley Hardin (May 26, 1853 – August 19, 1895) was an American Old West outlaw, gunfighter, and controversial folk icon. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age. Hardin often got into trouble with the law from an early age.
John Wesley (November 25, 1928 – February 10, 2022) was an American painter, known for idiosyncratic figurative works of eros and humor, rendered in a precise, hard-edged, deadpan style.