William Arthur Beckham (April 29, 1927 – December 24, 2005) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Upper South Carolina, serving from 1979 to 1994.
Beckham enrolled in the US Navy and served aboard the battleship USS Iowa in the Pacific theatre between 1943 and 1945.
He then became Archdeacon of Upper South Carolina on January 1, 1964, where he remained till 1979.
[3] During a special diocesan convention held in 1979, Beckham was elected as the sixth Bishop of Upper South Carolina.
[4] Beckham was consecrated on October 5, 1979, at Trinity Cathedral in Columbia, South Carolina.