Rev. Dr. William Speer | |
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Born | New Alexandria, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, US | April 24, 1822
Died | February 16, 1904 Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, US | (aged 81)
William Speer (1822–1904) was an American pioneer Presbyterian missionary and author. He was missionary to the Chinese in Canton (1847–1850), where he helped establish the first Presbytery in Canton, and to the Chinese in California (1852–1857), where he founded the first Chinese Protestant church outside of China and became a strong advocate for the Chinese in California. Later (1865–1876) he served in Pennsylvania as the Secretary of the Presbyterian Board of Education.[1][2]