Background
Dees, James Parker was born on December 30, 1915 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Earl and Margaret Burgwyn (Parker) Dees.
Dees, James Parker was born on December 30, 1915 in Greenville, North Carolina, United States. Son of James Earl and Margaret Burgwyn (Parker) Dees.
He graduated in 1938 from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill with a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science and economics, then took a year of graduate study in international relations.
Ordained deacon Episcopal Church, 1949, priest, 1950, resigned, 1963. Ordained bishop Anglican Orthodox Church, 1964. Shipping clerk Atlantic Coast Line R.R., Greenville, North Carolina, 1939—1942.
Priest Protestant Episcopal Church, Aurora and Beaufort, North Carolina, 1949—1955, Episcopal Church, Statesville, North Carolina, 1955—1963. Founder, presiding bishop Anglican Orthodox Church, Statesville, since 1963. Founder Cranmer Seminary, Statesville, 1971.
Member Diocesan Executive Council Episcopal Church, 1951—1960, secretary, 1952—1954, secretary convention, 1953—1954, chairman department youth, 1952—1955, member department Christian education, 1954—1960, member department camps and conferences, 1951—1952. Founder, president North Carolina Defenders of States' Rights. Board directors Federation Constitutional Government, New Orleans, National Conservative Council, Richmond, Virginia.
Member Committee to Restore the Constitution, 1976. President Parent-Teachers Association, Statesville. Served with United States Army, 1943-1945.
His concerns about advancing liberalism caused him to withdraw from the denomination in 1963.
As a member of the Diocese of North Carolina, he served in charges in Aurora, Beaufort, and Statesville.
Married Margaret Lucinda Brown Dees, August 10, 1940. Children: Margaret Lucinda Dees Lane, Eugenia Johnston Dees Osteen.