Edward Thomas Demby

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The Right Reverend Edward Thomas Demby D.D., LL.D.
Suffragan Bishop of Arkansas
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Arkansas
Elected	1918
In office	1918–1939
Orders
Ordination	May 8, 1899 by John Franklin Spalding
Consecration	September 29, 1918 by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	(1869-02-13)February 13, 1869 Wilmington, Delaware, United States
Died	April 14, 1957(1957-04-14) (aged 88) Cleveland, Ohio, United States
Buried	Lake View Cemetery
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Edward T. Demby IV & Mary Anderson Tippett
Spouse	Polly Alston Sherrill (died 1899) Antoinette Martina Ricks ​ ​ (m. 1902; died 1957)​
Alma mater	Wilberforce University

Edward Thomas Demby (February 13, 1869 – April 14, 1957) was an African-American bishop and author. Ordained as a priest in the Episcopal Church of the United States and later a suffragan bishop in the Diocese of Arkansas and the Southwest, Demby worked against racial discrimination and for interracial harmony, both within and outside of his church.