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 Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Education | Avery College, Western Theological Seminary |
| Occupation(s) | 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 served as a bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church from 1886, and founded The Christian Recorder, an influential African American Methodist newspaper.