Paul Vernon Galloway (April 5, 1904 – August 5, 1990) became an American

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minister after graduation from

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. He was elected Bishop of the United Methodist Church in 1960. After retiring in 1972, he was recalled to serve as bishop for three years in

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and one year in

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. He was then appointed Bishop-in-residence at

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, where he lived until his death from cancer.

Early education

Paul Vernon Galloway was born April 5, 1904 in

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, son of James Jesse and Ella (Burkhead) Galloway. His education included an A. B. at Henderson-Brown College 1926; Postgraduate,

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, 1927; Bachelor of Arts, Yale University (1929); and postgraduate studies at

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, 1933.

Ministry

Galloway was

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to the Methodist ministry in 1931 and served as a

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at nine different churches prior to his election as bishop in 1960. He worked in Texas, Arkansas and Louisiana and in 1964, he was awarded a Doctor of Laws (honorary) by

. He retired in 1972, but then was called to serve as Bishop of the

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Episcopal Area for three years, and for one additional year in Louisiana. Galloway also served as Bishop-in-Residence of the Boston Avenue Methodist Church in Tulsa. He had pastored that church for ten years prior to his election to the episcopacy.

Death

Galloway was living in Tulsa when he died of cancer on August 5, 1990, aged 86, at the St. John Medical Center there. He was survived by his wife and son."Bishop Paul Galloway Dead of Cancer at 86." ''New York Times''. August 7, 1990. Accessed May 21, 2017.

Notable achievements

Galloway served on the boards of Southern Methodist University and the

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. In the 1960s he was involved in integrating the dining rooms at the Arkansas State Capitol and those at the University of Arkansas.

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1904 births 1990 deaths Hendrix College alumni

Deaths from cancer in Oklahoma People from Mountain Home, Arkansas People from Tulsa, Oklahoma People from Houston 20th-century American clergy

Early education

Ministry

Death

Notable achievements

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