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Matthew Simpson

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June 21, 1811, Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.
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June 18, 1884, Philadelphia, Pa. (aged 72)
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Matthew Simpson (born June 21, 1811, Cadiz, Ohio, U.S.—died June 18, 1884, Philadelphia, Pa.) was the best known and most influential Methodist leader in the United States during the second half of the 19th century. Simpson had little formal education but taught himself basic school subjects, foreign languages, printing, and law. For three years he studied medicine under a local physician and then started his own practice. He had always been active in religious work, however, and in the 1830s decided to devote himself to the Methodist ministry. Within a few years he was recognized as an extraordinary preacher. In ...(100 of 250 words)

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