Roman History by John Heyl Vincent

Roman History by John Heyl Vincent

John Heyl Vincent

1832-1920

John Heyl Vincent was born in Tuscaloosa, Ala., but moved to Pennsylvania with his family at the age of six. He received his education from the Lewisburg Academy and the Wesleyan Institute in Newark, N.J. Vincent began preaching at eighteen years old in the Methodist Episcopal Church and became an ordained deacon in 1855. During his career, Vincent preached in Maryland, New Jersey and Illinois. He also founded the Chautauqua Assembly and the Chautauqua Literary and Scientific Circle and established the Northwestern Sunday School Quarterly and the Sunday School Teacher. Vincent became the corresponding secretary for the Sunday School Union from 1868 to 1888 and then became the elected bishop in 1888. He was stationed in Buffalo, N.Y., and Topeka, Kan. Vincent became Resident Bishop Abroad in 1900 and was charged with overseeing European Methodist conferences until he retired in 1904. Vincent passed away in 1920.

Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, edited by Beverley Park Rilett, http://alabamaauthors.org

1879

Roman History. Cincinnati, OH; Hitchcock & Walden, 1879.

AL Book Collection

Vincent, John Heyl, “Roman History by John Heyl Vincent,” Alabama Authors of the 19th & 20th Centuries, accessed November 8, 2026, https://www.alabamaauthors.org/items/show/24617.