Collins Denny

Collins Denny
Born	May 28, 1854 Winchester, Virginia, U.S.
Died	May 12, 1943 Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Resting place	Riverview Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia, U.S.
Alma mater	Princeton University Randolph–Macon College Emory and Henry College Washington and Lee University
Occupation	Bishop, philosopher
Spouse(s)	Lucy Chase Chapman
Children	1 son (Collins Denny, Jr.), 4 daughters
Parent(s)	William R. Denny Margaret A. Collins

Collins Denny (May 28, 1854 – May 12, 1943) was an American clergyman and educator. He was Professor of Mental and Moral Philosophy at Vanderbilt University from 1891 to 1910. He served as bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South from 1910 to 1943.

Collins Denny was born in Winchester, Virginia, on May 28, 1854. His father was William R. Denny and his mother, Margaret A. Collins. He had a sister, later married to M.D. James of San Antonio, Texas.

Denny was educated in Winchester. He graduated Princeton University, where he was captain of the 1875 football team. He attended graduate school at the University of Virginia, and received a Doctorate of Divinity from Randolph–Macon College, Emory and Henry College and Washington and Lee University.

Denny entered the ordained ministry of the Baltimore Annual Conference of the M.E. Church, South in 1880.

Denny was Professor of Moral and Mental Philosophy at Vanderbilt University from 1891 to 1910. Much of the coursework relied on the writings of Noah K. Davis, due to Denny's admiration of Davis. One of his students was John Crowe Ransom. When he became ordained as bishop in 1910, Denny tried to "impose theological control over the university." As a result, he was dismissed by Chancellor James Hampton Kirkland, and replaced by Herbert Charles Sanborn.

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