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- Newbery. J. W. Edward, 1909-2004
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Rev. Dr. J.W. Edward (Ed) Newbery (1909-2004) was a professor and a United Church minister and missionary. He was born in Sheffield, Ontario to Anna Burgess and James William Newbery. He was educated at Victoria College (1929-1931), Emmanuel College (1931-1934), University of Gottingen in Germany, American School of Oriental Research in Jerusalem (1936). He received the following degrees: M. Div. (1952), a D.D. from Victoria College (1960), a LLD from Laurentian (1986), a C.M. (1989), and a D. Litt. from Huntington University in 1991. In 1936 he married Andrina (Rena) and they had five children: Peter, Mary, Andy, Susan, and Wendy. The same year he was ordained by the Hamilton Conference and worked at the following pastorates: Magnetawan (1936-8), Gore Bay (1942-46), and Jarvis (1946-49). His other church work included working for Home Missions at All People’s Sudbury (1938-42), Chairman of the Sudbury Presbytery (1940-2) and principal at St. Andrew’s College in Trinidad (1949-59). His career in education continued to St. Colm’s College in Jamaica and then back to Canada at Huntington College where he served as principal. Most notably he was founder and professor of Native Studies (now Indigenous Studies) and professor of Religious Studies at the University of Sudbury (1969-1986). His work with the Indigenous Community was recognized when he became an honorary Native Elder. In 1973 he was awarded citizen of the year for the Sudbury Human Rights Commission and in 1989 he and his wife were inducted to the Order of Canada for their work in social justice committing to help peace and reconciliation between faith communities and Native Spirituality.