Joshua Levering
| Joshua Levering | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 12, 1846 Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Died |
October 6, 1935 (aged 89) Baltimore, Maryland, U.S. |
| Political party |
Democratic (Before 1884) Prohibition (1884–1935) |
Joshua Levering (1845–1935)[1] was a prominent Baptist leader . He was president of the trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, president of the Southern Baptist Convention, co-founder of the American Baptist Educational Society, and co-founder of the Layman's Missionary Movement.
A strong supporter of the temperance movement, Levering became the presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party in the election of 1896 and received 132,007 votes.
According to a New York Times obituary October 6, 1935, the "Noted dry leader" died at the age of 90 in Baltimore.
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| Party political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by John Bidwell |
Prohibition nominee for President of the United States 1896 Served alongside: Charles Eugene Bentley |
Succeeded by John G. Woolley |
| Religious titles | ||
| Preceded by E. W. Stephens |
President of the Southern Baptist Convention 1908–1910 |
Succeeded by Edwin Dargan |
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