Biographical Sketch of William G. Sweeney

Text from Haynes, Nathaniel S. History of the Disciples of Christ in Illinois 1819-1914, Cincinnati: Standard Publishing Company, 1915. Page 617. This online edition © 1997, James L. McMillan.

Born:
Died: Dubuque, Iowa, 1897.

Was the oldest son. He did comparatively little work in Illinois. His death occurred at Dubuque, Iowa, in 1897.

General Remarks on the Sweeneys:

The Sweeney family, the father and four sons all able ministers of the primitive gospel, was one of the great spiritual forces of the Restoration Movement. They all served for varying periods in Illinois.

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