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William Belton Murrah (1852-1925)
 was an American
bishop A bishop is an ordained clergy member who is entrusted with a position of authority and oversight in a religious institution. In Christianity, bishops are normally responsible for the governance of dioceses. The role or office of bishop is c ...
in the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1910.


Biography

Born in Pickensville, Alabama, he was educated at Southern University (now
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) in
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, and at Centenary College in Jackson, Louisiana. In 1897 Murrah received the
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degree from
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in
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. Prior to his election to the
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, he served from 1890 till 1910 as the first
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in
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.
Murrah High School
in Jackson and Murrah Hall on the Millsaps campus were both named after William B. Murrah. William B. Murrah was the first president of Millsaps college. Murrah was also a founding member of the Alpha Iota chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Millsaps College. Bishop Murrah died 5 March 1925. He is buried at Jackson, Mississippi.


See also

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List of bishops of the United Methodist Church This is a list of bishops of the United Methodist Church and its predecessor denominations, in order of their election to the episcopacy, both living and dead. 1784–1807 ;Founders * Thomas Coke 1784 * Francis Asbury 1784 * Richard Whatcoat ...


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1852 births 1925 deaths Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South Birmingham–Southern College alumni Centenary College of Louisiana alumni People from Pickensville, Alabama Wofford College alumni {{Methodism-bishop-stub