Background
Gehee, Harry Coleman Mc was born on July 7, 1923 in Richmond, Virginia, United States. Son of Harry Coleman and Ann Lee (Cheatwood) McGehee.
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Harry Coleman Mc Gehee
Edit ProfileEducation
Bachelor of Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute, 1947; Juris Doctor, U. Richmond, 1949; Master of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1957; Doctor of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1973.
Career
Special counsel department highways, State of Virginia, 1949-1951;
general counsel employment service, State of Virginia, 1951;
assistant attorney general, State of Virginia, 1951-1954;
rector, Immanuel Church-on-the-Hill, Virginia Seminary, 1960-1971;
bishop, Diocese of Michigan, Detroit, 1971-1990. Advisory board Nicaraguan Network, Center for Peace and Conflict Studies, Wayne State University. Board directors Michigan Religious Coalition for Abortion Rights,1976-1984.
Trustee Virginia Theological Seminary, 1978-1993. President Episcopalian Church Public Company, 1978-1985.
Achievements
Membership
Member Governor's Commision on Status of Women, 1965-1966, Mayor's Civic Committee, Alexandria, 1967-1968. Sponsor National Association for European Research Area, 1977-1985. President Alexandria Legal Aid Society, 1969-1971.
Board directors Northern Virginia Fairhousing Corporation, 1963-1967. President Michigan Coalition for Human Rights, 1980-1989. Chairman Citizens' Committee for Justice in Michigan, 1983-1984.
Sponsor Farm Labor Organisation for Children, 1983-1985. Board directors Public Benefit Corporation, Detroit, 1988-1990, Michigan Citizens for Personal Freedom, 1989-1992, Poverty and Social Reform Institute, Detroit, since 1989, Bread for the World, 1990-1994, Americans United for Separation of Church and State, 1990, American Civil Liberties Union Oakland County, Michigan, 1991-1994. Co-chair Lesbian-Gay Foundation Michigan, since 1991.
First lieutenant C.E., United States Army, 1943-1946. Member Detroit Economics Club (board directors).
Connections
Married June Stewart, February 1, 1946. Children: Lesley, Alexander, Harry III, Donald, Cary.
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Religion
Episcopalian
Awards
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Named Feminist of Year, Detroit National Organization for Women, 1978, Person of Year, Economics Justice Commission Michigan, 1997. Recipient Humanitarian award Detroit American Civil Liberties Union, 1984, Phillip Hart medal Michigan Women's Studies Association, 1984, Sayre award for justice and peace Episcopalian Peace Fellowship, 1988, Spirit of Detroitaward, 1989, Archbishop Romero award Michigan Labor Committee, 1990, Brotherhood award AME Church, Detroit, 1993, Ira Jayne award Detroit branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,1993, Martin Luther King, Junior award United Church of Christ, 1995, William Scarlett award Episcopalian Church Public Company, 1997.Named Feminist of Year, Detroit National Organization for Women, 1978, Person of Year, Economics Justice Commission Michigan, 1997. Recipient Humanitarian award Detroit American Civil Liberties Union, 1984, Phillip Hart medal Michigan Women's Studies Association, 1984, Sayre award for justice and peace Episcopalian Peace Fellowship, 1988, Spirit of Detroitaward, 1989, Archbishop Romero award Michigan Labor Committee, 1990, Brotherhood award AME Church, Detroit, 1993, Ira Jayne award Detroit branch National Association for the Advancement of Colored People,1993, Martin Luther King, Junior award United Church of Christ, 1995, William Scarlett award Episcopalian Church Public Company, 1997.