Rev. Charles Benjamin William Gordon Sr. (1861–1941) American newspaper publisher, author, journalist, and Baptist minister. He was the publisher and editor of The National Pilot (The Pilot), a Baptist weekly newspaper published in Petersburg, Virginia.
Charles B.W. Gordon Sr. | |
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 Charles B. W. Gordon Sr., c. 1890 | |
| Born | Charles Benjamin William Gordon November 1, 1861 Colerian, Bertie County, North Carolina, United States |
| Died | September 15, 1941 (aged 89) Petersburg City, Virginia, United States |
| Burial place | Little Church Street Cemetery, Petersburg City, Virginia, United States |
| Education | Richmond Theological Seminary, Virginia Union University |
| Occupation(s) | Newspaper publisher, journalist, writer, Baptist minister |
Biography
editCharles Benjamin William Gordon was born on November 1, 1861, in Colerian, Bertie County, North Carolina.[1][2][3] He attended education classes with Thomas Mixon in Roanoke Island, North Carolina.[1]
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From 1881 to 1884, Gordon attended the Richmond Theological Seminary (now Richmond Theological Institute) in Richmond, Virginia,[1] which later merged in 1899 to form the Virginia Union University.[2][3]
On May 1888, Gordon launched The Pilot, and served as the editor and publisher.[1] After The Baptist Companion from Portsmouth, Virginia stopped publication, The Pilot was used as an organ during the Virginia Baptist State Convention.[1][4]
He was the pastor at one of the largest congregations, at the First Baptist Church in Petersburg, Virginia.[5] In 1890, he founded Tabernacle Baptist Church in Petersburg.[6] He died on September 15, 1941, in Petersburg City, Virginia, and is buried at Little Church Street Cemetery.
A profile of Gordon is included in the books, The Afro-American Press and Its Editors (1891), and Who's Who Among the Colored Baptists of the United States (1890).
References
edit- ^ a b c d e Penn, Irvine Garland (1891). "Rev. Charles B. W. Gordon, Editor National Pilot". The Afro-American Press and Its Editors. Willey & Company. ISBN 978-0-598-58268-3 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Distinguished Successful Americans of Our Day. Successful Americans. 1911. p. 216 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Herringshaw, Thomas William (1909). "Gordon, Charles Benjamin William". Herringshaw's National Library of American Biography. American publishers' association. p. 609.
- ^ "First Baptist Church, Petersburg, Virginia", Virginia African American Heritage Program, African American Historic Sites Database, Archived February 14, 2012, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "He Lost His Pulpit". The Charlotte News. 1890-03-20. p. 2. Retrieved 2024-10-15 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Luqman-Dawson, Amina (2008). African Americans of Petersburg. Arcadia Publishing. p. 49. ISBN 978-0-7385-5414-3.
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