Henry White Warren (1831–1912) was an American

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William Fairfield Warren William Fairfield Warren (March 13, 1833 – December 7, 1929) was the first president of Boston University. Biography Born in Williamsburg, Massachusetts, he graduated from Wesleyan University, Middletown, Connecticut (1853), and there beca ...

was his brother.

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Henry White Warren was born at

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on January 4, 1831. He graduated in 1853 at

Wesleyan University Wesleyan University ( ) is a Private university, private liberal arts college, liberal arts university in Middletown, Connecticut. Founded in 1831 as a Men's colleges in the United States, men's college under the auspices of the Methodist Epis ...

, Middletown, Conn. He taught ancient languages at

Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy Wilbraham Wesleyan Academy was one of the oldest educational institutions of the Methodist Episcopal Church. It was established by Methodist clergy of New England in 1818. Originally located in New Market, New Hampshire, before moving to Wilbraham, ...

, Wilbraham, Mass. (1853–55), and then entered the

New England Conference The New England Conference (full name: New England College Conference of Intercollegiate Athletics) was a collegiate sports conference in the Eastern United States, more specifically in New England, that operated from 1923 to 1947. As four of its ...

(1855). On April 6, 1855, he married Miss Diantha Kilgore, in Lowell, Massachusetts. In 1863 he was a member of the

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. His wife died June 21, 1867, after having borne three children: Carrie, Henry and Ellen. After serving churches about

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he was transferred to the Philadelphia Conference (1871) and was elected Bishop (1880). When he visited Colorado for the first time in 1879 he met the widow of John Wesley Iliff, Elizabeth Iliff. They were married on December 27, 1883, in the Evans Memorial Chapel. He was a co-founder of the

Iliff School of Theology Iliff School of Theology is a graduate Methodist theological school in Denver, Colorado. Founded in 1892, the school's campus is adjacent to the University of Denver. Fewer than 200 students attend the school. Iliff is one of thirteen United ...

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, CO. He was editor of ''The Study'' and published: * ''Sights and Insights'' (1874) * ''The Lesser Hymnal'' (1877) * ''Studies of the Stars'' (1878) * ''Recreations in

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'' (1879) * ''The Bible in the World's Education'' (1892) * ''Among the Forces'' (1898) * ''Fifty-two Memory Hymns'' (1908) On May 5, 1912, Bishop Warren retired from the Iliff School of Theology. On July 23, 1912, he died of pneumonia at his home in the University Park neighborhood of Denver. He was buried at Fairmount Cemetery in Denver.

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Ira J. taylor Library Archives: Bishop Henry W. Warren Papers
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