Ben M. Bogard, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ben M. Bogard

American Missionary Baptist clergyman

Date of Birth: 09-Mar-1868

Place of Birth: Elizabethtown, Kentucky, United States

Date of Death: 29-May-1951

Profession: journalist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Benjamin Marcus "Ben" Bogard (March 9, 1868 – May 29, 1951) was an American Baptist clergyman, author, editor, educator, radio broadcaster, and champion debater in primarily the U.S.
state of Arkansas.
In 1924, Bogard founded the American Baptist Association, commonly called the Missionary Baptist denomination, based in Texarkana, Texas.
In 1928, Bogard successfully pushed for an Arkansas state law which banned the teaching of the theory of evolution in public schools; the law was overturned by the United States Supreme Court in 1968, seventeen years after Bogard's death. He was a chief proponent of the Landmark Baptist movement, which attributes an unbroken continuity and legitimacy to the Baptist Church since Apostolic times.