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Title	William Fletcher McMurry
Bishop's Last Name	McMurry, William Fletcher
Birthdate	June 29, 1864
Birthplace	Shelby County, Missouri
Date entered ministry	1886
Date ordained bishop	1918
Date of death	1934
Artist	Clark, Elmer T., 1886-1966
Artist Biography	Elmer Talmage Clark was a pastor, author, editor, denominational leader, and church historian who served the MECS and the Methodist Church for fifty-eight years.
Physical Description	8x10" photographic portrait (recto) typed biographical caption (verso)
Description of Photographs	These are photographs of similarly composed paintings or drawings with cloud-like backgrounds produced by the Rev. Elmer T. Clark.
Notes	Images from the Paul B. Kern Papers. All of the men pictured are bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South (MECS), prior to 1924, including the pre-1844 bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Each photographic portrait is marked on the back, "Copyright 1924, by / Elmer T. Clark / Not to be Reproduced."
Texas Bishops Notes	McMurry College in Abilene, Texas is named in honor of Bishop McMurry.
Digitization Date	Digitized: 2010
Digital Collection	Fifty-Eight Methodist Bishops: The Elmer T. Clark Portraits
Library	Bridwell Library
Digital Publisher	Bridwell Library, Special Collections; Perkins School of Theology; Southern Methodist University
Rights	Permission to publish materials must be obtained from the Head of Special Collections of the Bridwell Library