Edward Thomas Demby
Edward Thomas Demby | |
|---|---|
| Suffragan Bishop of Arkansas | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Arkansas |
| Elected | 1918 |
| In office | 1918–1939 |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 8, 1899 by John Franklin Spalding |
| Consecration | September 29, 1918 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 13, 1869 Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Died | April 14, 1957 (aged 88) Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Buried | Lake View Cemetery |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Edward T. Demby IV & Mary Anderson Tippett |
| Spouse | Polly Alston Sherrill (died 1899) Antoinette Martina Ricks
(m. 1902; died 1957) |
| Alma mater | Wilberforce University |
Edward Thomas Demby (February 13, 1869 – April 14, 1957) was an American bishop and author. Ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and later a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Arkansas and the Southwest, Demby worked against racial discrimination and for interracial harmony, both within and outside of his church.