Charles Wesley Flint was an American
bishop
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in
the Methodist Church, elected in 1936.
Prior to his election to the
episcopacy, he was involved in educational work. He was the
president
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of
Cornell College
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in
Iowa
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(1915–22), then was the fifth
chancellor
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of
Syracuse University
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from 1922 until his election as a bishop. During his time as chancellor, he served as an advisor to the
Alpha Phi Omega
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chapter at Syracuse University.
See also
*
List of bishops of the United Methodist Church
External links
*https://web.archive.org/web/20060222055724/http://www.cornellcollege.edu/150/timeline.shtml%23
*https://web.archive.org/web/20080917074745/http://www.syr.edu/aboutsu/chronology/1906.html
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
American Methodist bishops
Presidents of Syracuse University
Bishops of The Methodist Church (USA)
20th-century Methodist bishops
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