# William Chauncy Langdon

> William Chauncy Langdon was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and a prominent American proponent of the YMCA. He left a career in patent law to help found the YMCA in Washington, DC, the first chapter in a large urban area. He went on to found the National Confederation of Young Men's Christian Associations and was elected its first general secretary in 1854.

*1831-1895 , Episcopal priest and pioneer ecumenist*

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## Identity
- **Profile type:** Religious Figure
- **Category:** Religious Figures
- **Born:** 1831
- **Died:** 1895
- **Status:** deceased
- **Gender:** male

## Bio

William Chauncy Langdon was a Protestant Episcopal clergyman and a prominent American proponent of the YMCA. He left a career in patent law to help found the YMCA in Washington, DC, the first chapter in a large urban area. He went on to found the National Confederation of Young Men's Christian Associations and was elected its first general secretary in 1854.

## Fame
- **Fame score:** 19.8

## Sources
- [William Chauncy Langdon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Chauncy_Langdon)
- [Wikidata](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55720220)

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