Benjamin Tucker Tanner
Benjamin Tucker Tanner | |
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Benjamin Tucker Tanner, March 30, 1898 | |
| Born | December 25, 1835 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. |
| Died | January 14, 1923 (aged 87) Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Avery College, Western Theological Seminary |
| Occupations | Clergyman, missionary, newspaper publisher, newspaper editor |
| Spouse | Sarah Elizabeth Tanner |
| Children | Henry Ossawa Tanner, Halle Tanner Dillon Johnson |
Benjamin Tucker Tanner (December 25, 1835 – January 14, 1923) was an American clergyman and editor. He edited The Christian Recorder, an influential African American Methodist newspaper, and later founded The AME Church Review, an academic journal. He also served as a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church.