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| Short Name: | Benjamin T. Tanner |
| Full Name: | Tanner, Benjamin Tucker, 1835-1923 |
| Birth Year: | 1835 |
| Death Year: | 1923 |
Benjamin Tucker Tanner (b 25 Dec. 1835, Pittsburgh, PA | d 15 Jan. 1923, Philadelphia, PA), son of Hugh S. and Isabel Tanner, studied at Avery College, Pittsburgh (1852–1857). Was licensed as a Methodist preacher (1856), trained at Allegheny and Western Theological Seminary, and was ordained into the AME Church (1860). Married Sarah Elizabeth Miller and had seven children. During the Civil War, Tanner ministered to freedmen in the U.S. Navy. He founded the Alexander Mission in Baltimore (1862) and served churches in Georgetown (1863–1866) and Baltimore (1866–1867), then became editor of the AME Christian Recorder (1868–1884) in Washington, DC, before founding the AME Church Review (1884). He was elected bishop of the AME General Conference (1888), retiring in 1908.
—Chris Fenner, Hymns & Devotions for Daily Worship: African American Edition (2025)
Texts by Benjamin T. Tanner (9) | As | Authority Languages | Instances |
|---|---|---|---|
| And shouldst Thou, dearest Lord | B. T. Tanner (Author) | English | 1 |
| From out the tomb the Savior comes | Benj. T. Tanner (Author) | English | 3 |
| I sing the presence of my Lord | Bishop Tanner (Author) | English | 2 |
| Readings | Benjamin Tucker Tanner (1835-1923) (Author) | English | 1 |
| The Lord's anointed, O ye kings | Bishop Tanner (Author) | English | 2 |
| The work of one more day is done | B. T. Tanner (Author) | English | 4 |
| To Thee, O Lord, we make our plea | Benjamin Tucker Tanner (Author) | English | 1 |
| We are the children of the church | Rev. B. T. Tanner, D.D. (Author) | English | 6 |
| Ye saints of God, awake, And hear the heavenly word | Benjamin T. Tanner (Author) | English | 3 |
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