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Most oyster cellars were owned and operated by African Americans. The most famous of these proprietors was a man named Thomas Downing, who at the time of his death was one of the wealthiest men in New York City and member of early St. Philip's church.
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The Rev. Canon Charles W. Simmons is the Canon for Ministry in the Diocese of New York. A native of the Bahamas, Canon Simmons was educated at Loyola University, New Orleans, Codrington College, Barbados, and New College, Edinburgh. Before joining the diocesan staff, he served as Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew’s Church, Bronx; Assistant P
The Rev. Canon Charles W. Simmons is the Canon for Ministry in the Diocese of New York. A native of the Bahamas, Canon Simmons was educated at Loyola University, New Orleans, Codrington College, Barbados, and New College, Edinburgh. Before joining the diocesan staff, he served as Priest-in-Charge of St. Andrew’s Church, Bronx; Assistant Priest at St. Gabriel’s Church, Brooklyn; Associate Rector at St. Bartholomew’s Church, Manhattan; Honorary Associate, Old St. Paul’s, Edinburgh; and Assistant Priest, St. George’s, Nassau, Bahamas. He and his wife Sheryl have one son Charles William Edward.