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Hanby, William. (Washington County, Pennsylvania, April 8, 1808--May 17, 1840, Westerville, Ohio). United Brethren in Christ. Indentured as a youth; later pastor, Scioto Conference, Ohio. Publishing agent of the denomination, 1837; editor of magazine Religious Telescope. Bishop, 1845-1849. Active in Temperance and Abolition movements; established Underground Railroad in Circleville, Ohio. Trustee of Otterbein College. Author of a history of the United Brethren church, compiler of The Church Harp, 1841, Circleville, Ohio.

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