Holland Nimmons McTyeire (July 28, 1824 – February 15, 1889) was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, elected in 1866.

Holland McTyeire was born on July 28, 1824, in Barnwell County, South Carolina[1][2][3] His parents; Capt.

"[6] McTyeire attended the higher schools available at the time: first at Cokesbury, South Carolina, then Collinsworth Institute in Georgia.

[3] He was a pastor in Alabama (Mobile and Demopolis) and Mississippi (Columbus), before transferring to the Louisiana Conference, where he was ordained elder in 1849.

[1] McTyeire led a movement within the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, to establish "an institution of learning of the highest order.

[2][3][7] The Commodore's gift was given with the understanding that McTyeire would serve as chairman of the university's Board of Trust for life.

"[9] In 1859, he published Duties of Christian Masters, where he opined that slavery was "God’s punishment and that he, as a follower of the faith, was bound to do all in his power to ensure this continued.

[3][10] Meanwhile, the McTyeire School for Girls, founded by Young John Allen and Laura Askew Haygood in Shanghai, China, is also named in his honor.