William Montgomery Brown | |
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| Bishop of Arkansas | |
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| Church | Old Catholic Church (prev. Episcopal Church) |
| Diocese | Arkansas |
| In office | 1899–1912 |
| Predecessor | Henry Niles Pierce |
| Successor | James Ridout Winchester |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Arkansas (1898-1899) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 22, 1884 by Gregory T. Bedell |
| Consecration | June 24, 1898 / June 24, 1925 by William Edward McLaren / William H. F. Brothers |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 4, 1855 |
| Died | October 31, 1937 (aged 82) Fayetteville, Arkansas, United States |
| Buried | Fairview Cemetery, Galion, Ohio |
| Nationality | American |
| Parents | Joseph Morrison Brown & Lucina Elzina Cary |
| Spouse |
Ella Bradford (m. 1885) |
William Montgomery Brown (September 4, 1855 – October 31, 1937), sometimes called "Bad Bishop" Brown, was an Episcopal clergyman and author. Brown, of Galion, Ohio, was consecrated a bishop of the Episcopal Church, but is best remembered as the first Episcopal bishop to be tried for heresy since the Reformation, and the first of any creed in America to be deposed for heretical teachings. He later became a bishop in the Old Catholic Church.