Background
Hoggard, James Clinton was born on August 9, 1916 in Jersey City. Son of Jeremiah Matthew and Symera (Cherry) Hoggard.
Hoggard, James Clinton was born on August 9, 1916 in Jersey City. Son of Jeremiah Matthew and Symera (Cherry) Hoggard.
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers University, 1939; Master of Divinity, Union Theological Seminary, 1942; Doctor of Divinity, Livingstone College, 1956.
Ordained to ministry, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, 1939; pastor, St. Francis African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Mount Kisco, New York, 1940-1942; pastor, Institutional African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Yonkers, New York, 1942-1951; pastor, Little Rock African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1951-1952; secretary, treasurer, board foreign missions, editor, The Missionary Seer (African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Washington), 1952-1960; secretary, treasurer, board foreign missions, editor, The Missionary Seer (African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Washington), New York City, 1960-1972; bishop, African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, Indianapolis, since 1972.
Vice chairman Municipal Housing Authority, Yonkers, 1945-1951. Member governing board National Council Churches United States of America, 1950-1972. Member executive committee World Methodist Council, since 1948.
President Indiana Interreligious Commission Human Equality, 1975-1976. Member Commission Ecumenical Studies, American Civil Liberties Union, Alpha Phi Alpha, Sigma Pi Phi. Clubs: Kiwanis, Elks, Masons.
Married Eva Stanton, December 10, 1949. Children: James Clinton, Paul Stanton.