Graham, William Franklin (Billy) Público Deposited
Born in Charlotte, North Carolina. He married Ruth McCue Bell August 13, 1943. They have three daughters and two sons. Received A. B. from Wheaton (IL) College in 1943 and Th.B. from Florida Bible Seminary in 1940.
President of Northwestern College in Minneapolis 1947 to 1952. Founder of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association. Evangelist for periodic crusade telecasts estimated to have reached 2 billion people via television.
In 1996 Congress honored Billy and Ruth Graham with a gold medal.
legal ref: Public Law 104-111, 100 Stat. 772
bio: Conaut; WWA
- 1918-11-07
- Charlotte, North Carolina
- 2018-02-21