Len G. Broughton
| Rev. Dr. Len G. Broughton | |
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Len G. Broughton in 1911
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Leonard Gaston Broughton December 5, 1865 Wake County, North Carolina |
| Died | February 22, 1936 (aged 70) Atlanta, Georgia |
| Nationality | American |
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| Known for | Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, Temperance movement, Prolific author |
| Title | D.D., M.D. |
| Spouse(s) | Roxana Barnes |
| Children | Len G. Broughton, Jr. |
Leonard Gaston Broughton (December 5, 1865 – February 22, 1936) was a fundamentalist Baptist minister, medical doctor, founder of Tabernacle Baptist Church in Atlanta, Georgia and of Tabernacle Infirmary, which later became Georgia Baptist Hospital.
Broughton was born in 1865 on a farm in Wake County, North Carolina, about 12 miles outside of Raleigh, North Carolina. He was the second son of Gaston H. Broughton and Louisa Hawkins Franks. His father was a poor farmer who fought in the American Civil War in the 26th North Carolina Regiment, was captured by Union troops at the Battle of Gettysburg, and was held prisoner until the end of the war. After his return (and on Louisa's urging) the family moved to Raleigh where the children (including Len) were schooled via the aid of a wealthy relative.
At the age of fourteen, Broughton was baptized into his faith at what was later known as Tabernacle Baptist Church in Raleigh.
Broughton attended Wake Forest College with his brother Charlie though he did not graduate due to illness. (Wake Forest granted him a D.D. later). Broughton went on to attend the Kentucky School of Medicine at Louisville and achieved an M.D..
He moved to Wilson County, North Carolina to practice medicine and it was there that he met his wife Roxana Barnes. He later also practiced medicine in Reidsville, North Carolina for four years. It was there that he contracted Typhoid fever. A long period of recovery helped him make the decision to become a minister.
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