Bishop Joseph Blount Cheshire

Joseph Blount Cheshire, for nearly forty years Bishop of the Diocese of North Carolina, was known and loved throughout the state as a man of great personal charm, good sense, and the ability to get things done. In addition to his ecclesiastical interests, he was a lawyer, a writer, and made many contributions to the formal history of the state as well as to the church. This book is an account of his life with particular emphasis on his life in the church.

Originally published in 1941.

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