William Ambrose Spicer | |
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| Born | December 19, 1865 Freeborn, Minnesota |
| Died | October 17, 1952 (aged 86) Takoma Park, Maryland |
| Occupations | Protestant, Seventh-day Adventist president |
| Years active | 70 years |
| Known for | Writing, travels, leadership |
| Notable work | Our Day in the Light of Prophecy, Miracles of Modern Missions, Certainties of the Advent Movement |
| Parent(s) | Ambrose Coates Spicer and Susanne Coon (Seventh Day Baptists) |
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William Ambrose Spicer (December 19, 1865 – October 17, 1952) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister and president of the General Conference of Seventh-day Adventists.[1] He was born December 19, 1865, in Freeborn, Minnesota, in the United States in a Seventh Day Baptist home.[2] Spicer worked for the church in the United States, England and India, where Spicer College is named after him. He served as Secretary of the General Conference during the presidency of A. G. Daniells and Daniells served as the Secretary during Spicer's years as president. The two men led the Adventist Church for the first 30 years of the 20th century.
- ^ Seventh-day Adventist Encyclopedia. Hagerstown, MD: Review and Herald. 1996. pp. 266–267. ISBN 0-8280-0918-X.
- ^ Spalding, Arthur Whitefield (1962). Origin and History of Seventh-day Adventists, Volume Two (PDF). Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald. pp. 29–30.