William Black (Methodist)
William Black (November 10, 1760 – September 8, 1834) was a Yorkshireman and founder of the Methodist congregation in colonial Nova Scotia.
Rev William Black by William Valentine (painter)
Black's daughter married the merchant and politician John Alexander Barry, who was the son of Robert Barry, a prominent businessman and Methodist. His son, Martin Gay Black, became a prominent businessman and also furthered the Methodist cause in Nova Scotia.
Rev. William Black, Camp Hill Cemetery
Cemetery in Point de Bute, New Brunswick, near where the first Methodist church stood and where Black would have preached.
References
- Biography at the Dictionary of Canadian Biography Online
- William Black made Canadian Methodism
- The John Rylands Library : Mr Wesley's Preachers : William Black
- History of Nova Scotia : William Black
- Biography by John Maclean
- Memoir 1839
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