:Homer Aubrey Tomlinson
{{Short description|American bishop in the Church of God of Prophecy}}
{{Infobox Bishop
| name = Homer Aubrey Tomlinson
| title = King of UBC
King of All Nations of Men
| church = God of Prophecy
| religion = Pentecostal (Holiness movement)
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1892|10|25}}
| death_date = {{Death date and age|1968|12|05|1892|10|25}}
| birth_place = Westfield, Indiana
| parents = Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson (father)
| diocese = Queens Village, New York
| death_place = Manhattan Veterans Hospital, New York City, New York
| module2 = {{Infobox royalty
| embed = yes
| succession = King of the World
| moretext =
self-proclaimed
| reign = 1962 – December 5, 1968
| coronation = October 7, 1966
Jerusalem
(planned)
}}
| module = {{Infobox person
| embed = yes
| party = Theocratic Party
}}
| type = Bishop
}}
Homer Aubrey Tomlinson (October 25, 1892 – December 5, 1968), was an American bishop in the Church of God of Prophecy, a Pentecostal Holiness Christian denomination founded by his father, Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson in 1922.
Biography
Tomlinson was born on October 25, 1892, in Westfield, Indiana, to Ambrose Jessup Tomlinson. His younger brother, Milton Ambrose Tomlinson, was decided by its presbytery to be God's chosen successor for General Overseer in 1944. The two brothers did not get along, so Homer founded his own splinter "Church of God" denomination around the same time and became its bishop.
He founded the Theocratic Party and was its candidate for U.S. President for elections from 1952 to 1968. {{cite news |title=Homer A. Tomlinson |url=http://www.newyorker.com/archive/1966/09/24/1966_09_24_067_TNY_CARDS_000283992|work=The New Yorker |year=1966 |access-date=2008-10-12 }}
In 1962, at the University of British Columbia, he declared himself "King of UBC" and "King of the World".As recounted in the Totem 1962 of the University of British Columbia, wherein it is retold that he proclaimed himself On October 7, 1966, Bishop Tomlinson planned to crown himself King of the World or "King of All Nations of Men" in Jerusalem.
His Church of God group was headquartered in Queens Village, New York, until his death in 1968. He died on December 5, 1968, at the Manhattan Veterans Hospital.{{cite news |title=Bishop Homer Tomlinson Dies. Crowned Himself World's King. Preacher Carried Own Throne ... |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1968/12/06/archives/bishop-homer-tomlinson-dies-crowned-himself-worlds-king-preacher.html |work=New York Times |date=December 6, 1968 |access-date=2008-10-12 }}
Legacy
His church moved to Huntsville, Alabama after his death.{{Citation needed|date=May 2022}}
References
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- Whitworth, William (1966-09-24). "[https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/1966/09/24/on-the-tide-of-the-times On the Tide of the Times: PROFILE of Bishop Homer A. Tomlinson]", The New Yorker: 67
- Utt, Richard H. (September/October 2020). "[https://www.libertymagazine.org/article/the-preacher-who-wanted-to-be-president The Preacher Who Wanted to Be President]", Liberty
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Category:Church of God of Prophecy
Category:20th-century American bishops
Category:Churches of God Christians
Category:People from Westfield, Indiana
Category:Self-proclaimed monarchy
Category:Candidates in the 1952 United States presidential election
Category:Candidates in the 1956 United States presidential election
Category:Candidates in the 1960 United States presidential election
Category:Candidates in the 1964 United States presidential election
Category:Candidates in the 1968 United States presidential election