Jesse Truesdell Peck (4 April 1811 – 17 May 1883) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1872.
Read more about Jesse Truesdell Peck: Birth and Family, Ordained Ministry, Presidency At Dickinson, Syracuse University, Selected Writings, Biographies
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