Albert Carman 1833-1917

Photo by Alan L Brown - Posted December, 2010

Plaque Location

The County of Hastings
The City of Belleville
On the east side of Church Street north of Victoria Street
just north of Nicholson Catholic School

Coordinates: N 44 10.121 W 77 22.979

Plaque Text

A commanding figure in Canadian Methodism during the late 19th and early 20th centuries, Carman was born in Iroquois and educated at Victoria College, Cobourg. He worked briefly as a teacher and was then appointed principal of Belleville Seminary, later Albert College, in 1858. A masterful administrator and, after entering the Methodist Episcopal ministry, a militant advocate for Methodist education, Carman spearheaded the successful development of this Methodist school during his 17-year term there. Following his election as a Bishop in 1874, he gained increasing prominence in church affairs, particularly as an ardent supporter of union among the Methodist denominations. When union was achieved in 1884, Carman became a General Superintendent of the Methodist Church, a post he held until his retirement in 1914.

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