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WIGHTMAN, William May, M. E. bishop, born in Charleston, South Carolina, 29 January, 1808; died there, 15 February, 1882. He became an active Christian in April, 1825, began to preach its the same year, in 1828 was received on trial into the South Carolina conference, and ordained deacon by Bishop Soule, and elder by Bishop Hedding. From 1828 till 1833 he filled stations in South Carolina, then for two years was agent for Randolph Macon college, and for one year was professor of English literature in that institution. In 1839-'40 he was presiding elder of the Cokesbury district. He was a member of the general conference of the Methodist Episcopal church in 1840, and also of the famous conference of 1844, which resulted in the division of the church. From 1840 till 1854 he was editor of the " Southern Christian Advocate " in Charleston, and for the next five years he was president of Woodford college, South Carolina In 1859 he was transferred to the Alabama conference, and became chancellor of the Southern university, which post he filled until July, 1867. In May, 1866, he was elected and ordained bishop at the general conference that met in New Orleans. He received the degree of D. D. from Randolph Macon college, and that of LL. D. from the College of Charleston. He edited the autobiography of Bishop William Capers, with an interesting memoir (Nashville, Tennessee, 1858).
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