Cadiz in Harrison County, Ohio — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Bishop Matthew Simpson
Photographed By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
1. Bishop Matthew Simpson Marker
Matthew Simpson, an eminent Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal church, was born on June 21, 1811, in a log house which then stood on the north corner of Market and Main Streets in Cadiz. Simpson spent most of his youth in Cadiz where he gained a thorough Classical education, learned the trade of reedmaker, taught school, and began the study of medicine. In 1828 young Simpson attended a camp meeting held in a grove near the present Dickerson Church, 3½ miles southeast of Cadiz, and was moved to become active in church work. Later he gave up his medical career and entered the ministry. Shortly thereafter he preached his first halting sermon in a small frame church on Buffalo Street in this village. After leaving Cadiz, Matthew Simpson served as President of Indiana Asbury (De Pauw) University from 1839 to 1848. In 1852 he was elected a Bishop of the Methodist Church. In later years Simpson became a close friend of Abraham Lincoln. It was Simpson who urged the President to prepare and issue the Emancipation Proclamation. In 1865 the Bishop had the sad duty of giving the Oration at Lincoln's funeral in Springfield. Bishop Simpson died
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Erected 1965 by Northeast Ohio Methodist Conference Historical Society.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Abolition & Underground RR • Churches & Religion. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1898.
Location. 40° 16.374′ N, 80° 59.828′ W. Marker is in Cadiz, Ohio, in Harrison County. Marker is at the intersection of U.S. 250 and Ohio Route 9, on the right when traveling east on U.S. 250. Marker is located near the corner in front of the Harrison County Courthouse. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 118 West Market Street, Cadiz OH 43907, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Harrison County Congressional Medal of Honorees (a few steps from this marker); Harrison County Veterans Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Harrison County World War I Memorial (a few steps from this marker); Harrison National Bank (within shouting distance of this marker); Bingham At Philadelphia (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrison County Courthouse (within shouting distance of this marker); The Cadiz Republican (within shouting distance of this marker); Harrison County (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Cadiz.
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Photographed By Jamie Abel, September 25, 2010
2. Bishop Matthew Simpson Marker
Credits. This page was last revised on June 16, 2016. It was originally submitted on September 28, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. This page has been viewed 2,118 times since then and 72 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on September 28, 2010, by Jamie Abel of Westerville, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
