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Crawford Chambers Neal

NEAL, Crawford Chambers, clergyman, college pres.; born at Durand, Ga., Sept. 7, 1869; son of James and Jennie (Chambers) Neal; A. B., Paine College, Augusta, Ga.; grad. Gammon Theological Seminary, 1904, Clark Univ., 1910, Atlanta, Ga.; married, Mar. 4, 1888; 1 child.  Pastor in Colored M. E. churches of Ga., 10 years; presiding elder 6 years; supt. Sunday Schools of Ga. and Fla., 1 year; pastor in Atlanta, Ga., 1 year; president Texas College, at Tyler, since 1914; president Colored Dept. East Texas Fair Assn.  Progressive.  Mason.  Address: Texas College, Tyler, Texas.

Source: Transcription from the book, Who's Who of the Colored Race, edited by Frank Lincoln Mather, published in 1915; located on the website, Hathitrust Digital Library (http://www.hathitrust.org), accessed 11 May 2024.

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