Asbury

As·bur·y

 (ăz′bə-rē), Francis 1745-1816.

British-born American religious leader and first American Methodist Episcopal cleric to become a bishop (1784).

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As•bur•y

(ˈæz bə ri)

n.

Francis, 1745–1816, English missionary: first bishop of the Methodist Church in America.

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