(1819–98), U.S. antislavery orator and Episcopalian bishop, born in New York City; rejected by most seminaries, was able to study in Boston with the help of abolitionists; ordained in 1842, served New York City parish; to England in 1852 to study at Cambridge; missionary in Liberia and teacher of theology for 20 years; helped establish St. Luke's Episcopal Church (Washington, D.C.), minister from 1879 until death; in 1897 founded American Negro Academy to organize young scholars for promotion of black education