The Right Reverend William Arthur Beckham D.D., D.H.L. | |
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Bishop of Upper South Carolina | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Upper South Carolina |
Elected | 1979 |
In office | 1979–1994 |
Successor | George Moyer Alexander |
Opposed to | Dorsey F. Henderson Jr. |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1955 by Clarence Alfred Cole |
Consecration | October 5, 1979 by John Allin |
Personal details | |
Born | Columbia, South Carolina, United States | April 29, 1927
Died | December 24, 2005 Columbia, South Carolina, United States | (aged 78)
Buried | Trinity Cathedral yard |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Francis Morgan Beckham & Maud Elizabeth Guthrie |
Spouse | Harriet Louise Wingate |
Children | 4 |
William Arthur Beckham (April 29, 1927 – December 24, 2005) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, serving from 1979 to 1994.