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John McKendree Springer : ウィキペディア英語版 | John McKendree Springer John McKendree Springer (7 September 1873 – 2 December 1963) was an American Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church and The Methodist Church, elected in 1936.〔'Historical dictionary of Methodism,' Charles Yrigogen, Susan Eltscher, Scarecrow Press: 2005, Biographical Sketch of Bishop John McKendree Springer. pg. 286〕 He was also notable as a pioneering missionary instrumental in developing Methodism on the continent of Africa. ==Birth and family== Springer was born in Cataract, Wisconsin, the son of the Rev. Henry Martin Springer, and the grandson of the Rev. Elihu Springer, both M.E. Preachers. Elihu Springer was a soldier in the American Indian Wars. Henry Springer served four years with the Colorado Cavalry during the American Civil War. He is buried at the United Methodist mission station in Mulungwishi, Katanga Province, DRC. His grave marker indicates that he died on December 1, 1963. The Springer family is of Swedish origin. John's mother was descended from the Scarritts family, which was involved in the Indian Missions.
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