Richard Whatcoat
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History
Whatcoat was born in Gloucestershire, England, and although reared in the Church of England, became a Methodist at age 22. He was a devoted lay Methodist for nine years.
In July 1769, Whatcoat became a minister, quickly earning a strong reputation as a problem-solver. John Wesley and Thomas Coke ordained him an Elder in 1784, then Wesley sent Whatcoat and Coke to the United States as missionaries.
Whatcoat became influential among the Methodists in America, known as an effective preacher. His contemporaries attributed his strength chiefly to his devotion. In the year 1800 he was elected bishop, joining Coke and Francis Asbury as the leaders of the Methodist Episcopal Church. After several years of infirmity, he died in Dover, Delaware from dysentery.
See also
- 1736 births
- 1806 deaths
- American Methodist Episcopal bishops
- Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church
- Christian missionaries in the United States
- Converts to Methodism
- English Methodist missionaries
- English emigrants to British North America
- History of Methodism in the United States
- People from Gloucestershire
- Deaths from dysentery
- Infectious disease deaths in Delaware
- 18th-century Methodist bishops
- 19th-century Methodist bishops
