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The Reverend Dr. '''Alexander Talley''' was the first pastor of the [[First Methodist Church]] of Pensacola. | The Reverend Dr. '''Alexander Talley''' was the first pastor of the [[First Methodist Church]] of Pensacola. | ||
− | + | On [[December 7]], [[1821]], the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Church established a mission to Pensacola, and appointed Rev. Dr. Talley as the mission's first pastor. Talley had previously been sent in [[1819]] as a missionary to Alabama; however, he fell ill after a time and retired to Mount Vernon, Alabama, on the Alabama River, where he practiced medicine. | |
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− | On [[December 7]], [[1821]], the Mississippi Conference of the Methodist Church established a mission to Pensacola, and appointed Rev. Dr. Talley as the mission's first pastor. Talley had previously been sent in [[1819]] as a missionary to Alabama; however, he fell ill after a time and retired to Mount Vernon, Alabama, on the Alabama River, where he practiced medicine. | ||
He served as pastor at the Pensacola mission for approximately a year before retiring again to Mount Vernon, Alabama. He later worked as a missionary to the Choctaw Indians, between 1827 and 1834. Talley died of cholera in [[1835]] in Vicksburg, Mississippi. | He served as pastor at the Pensacola mission for approximately a year before retiring again to Mount Vernon, Alabama. He later worked as a missionary to the Choctaw Indians, between 1827 and 1834. Talley died of cholera in [[1835]] in Vicksburg, Mississippi. | ||
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[[Category:Methodists|Talley, Alexander]] | [[Category:Methodists|Talley, Alexander]] |