Joshua Levering
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Joshua Levering was a prominent Baptist leader . He was president of the trustees of The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
in Louisville, Kentucky
, vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention
, co-founder of the American Baptist Educational Society, and co-founder of the Layman's Missionary Movement.
A strong supporter of the temperance movement
, Levering became the presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party
in the election of 1896
and received 132,007 votes.
According to a New York Times obituary [October 6, 1935], the "Noted dry leader" died at the age of 90 in Baltimore.
Southern Baptist Theological Seminary
The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary , located in Louisville, Kentucky, is the oldest of the six seminaries affiliated with the Southern Baptist Convention . The seminary was founded in 1859, at Greenville, South Carolina. After being closed during the Civil War, it moved in 1877 to Louisville...
in Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville, Kentucky
Louisville is the largest city in the U.S. state of Kentucky, and the county seat of Jefferson County. Since 2003, the city's borders have been coterminous with those of the county because of a city-county merger. The city's population at the 2010 census was 741,096...
, vice-president of the Southern Baptist Convention
Southern Baptist Convention
The Southern Baptist Convention is a United States-based Christian denomination. It is the world's largest Baptist denomination and the largest Protestant body in the United States, with over 16 million members...
, co-founder of the American Baptist Educational Society, and co-founder of the Layman's Missionary Movement.
A strong supporter of the temperance movement
Temperance movement
A temperance movement is a social movement urging reduced use of alcoholic beverages. Temperance movements may criticize excessive alcohol use, promote complete abstinence , or pressure the government to enact anti-alcohol legislation or complete prohibition of alcohol.-Temperance movement by...
, Levering became the presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party
Prohibition Party
The Prohibition Party is a political party in the United States best known for its historic opposition to the sale or consumption of alcoholic beverages. It is the oldest existing third party in the US. The party was an integral part of the temperance movement...
in the election of 1896
United States presidential election, 1896
The United States presidential election held on November 3, 1896, saw Republican William McKinley defeat Democrat William Jennings Bryan in a campaign considered by political scientists to be one of the most dramatic and complex in American history....
and received 132,007 votes.
According to a New York Times obituary [October 6, 1935], the "Noted dry leader" died at the age of 90 in Baltimore.