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# William Tecumseh Vernon

(1871–1944)   Missionary

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William Tecumseh Vernon was a missionary.

## Quick Facts About William Tecumseh Vernon

Born July 11, 1871

Died July 25, 1944

Profession Missionary

## About William Tecumseh Vernon

William Tecumseh Vernon was an American educator, minister and bishop in the African Methodist Episcopal Church who served as president of Western University beginning in 1896 and Register of the Treasury from 1906 to 1911.

##  Quotes by William Tecumseh Vernon

> [With education symmetrical and true we will take the dead mass buried by slavery's hand and touch them to life. This beauteous…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-tecumseh-vernon/with-education-symmetrical-and-true-we-will-take-the-dead-mass-buried/)

William Tecumseh Vernon

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> [Do not despise or hate your neighbor because he has been a success; take care of your own case.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/william-tecumseh-vernon/do-not-despise-or-hate-your-neighbor-because-he-has-been-a-success/)

William Tecumseh Vernon

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