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John Gloucester
1776–1822
United States
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John Gloucester (1776 – 1822) was the first African American to become an ordained Presbyterian minister in the United States, and the founder of The First African Presbyterian Church at Girard Avenue and 42nd Street in Philadelphia, which had 123 members by 1811.
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