| Order: | 5th |
| Chancellor of Syracuse University | |
| Term Start: | September 1922 |
| Term End: | May 1936 |
| Predecessor: | James Roscoe Day |
| Successor: | William Pratt Graham |
Charles Wesley Flint (November 14, 1878 – December 12, 1964) was a Canadian-born educator and bishop of the Methodist Church in the United States.Web site: Rev Charles Wesley Flint. . Find a Grave . 2024-01-31.
Charles Wesley Flint was born in Canada[1] to George and Eliza Flint and was the youngest of four children. He graduated from the University of Toronto and went on to study at Drew Theological Seminary and Columbia University.
Flint began his Methodist ministry in the Northwest Conference of the Iowa at the age of 21.[1]
In 1915, Flint was serving as the pastor of the New York Avenue Methodist church in Brooklyn. On June 15 of that year, he was elected president of Cornell College.[1] He was inaugurated on November 19.[2] He was the president of Cornell CollegeWeb site: The Inauguration of Charles Wesley Flint as President of Cornell College . . Forgotten Books . 2024-01-31. for seven years (1915–22), then was the fifth chancellor of Syracuse University from 1922Web site: Religion: Battle of Columbus (May 25, 1936) . . Time Magazine . 2024-01-31. until his election as a bishop. During his time as chancellor, he served as an advisor to the Alpha Phi Omega chapter at Syracuse University.
Flint wrote a biography of Charles Wesley in 1957. Web site: Charles Wesley and His Colleagues . . GoodReads . 2024-01-31.
Flint married Clara Yetter in 1901; they had a daughter, Dr Lois Flint[3] and a son, George Y. Flint, who served as a Methodist minister in Ohio, New Jersey and Maryland.[4]