Edwin Stevens Lines (November 23, 1845 – October 25, 1927) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey.[1]
The Right Reverend Edwin Stevens Lines D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Newark | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Newark |
| Elected | June 15, 1903 |
| In office | 1903–1927 |
| Predecessor | Thomas A. Starkey |
| Successor | Wilson Reiff Stearly |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1874 by John Williams |
| Consecration | November 18, 1903 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 23, 1845 |
| Died | October 25, 1927 (aged 81) Newark, New Jersey, United States |
| Buried | Evergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Henry Willis Lines & Harriet Bunnell |
| Spouse | Mary Louise Starr |
| Children | 4 |
Biography
editLines was born in Naugatuck, Connecticut, on November 23, 1845, the son of Henry Willis Lines and Harriet Bunnell. He studied at Yale Divinity School between 1872 and 1873 and later graduated from Berkeley Divinity School in 1874.
Ordained ministry
editHe was ordained deacon on May 24, 1874, in Middletown, Connecticut, and became rector of Christ Church in West Haven, Connecticut. He was ordained priest in the same church on December 21, 1874, and remained rector till 1879 when he became rector of St Paul's Church in New Haven, Connecticut.
Bishop
editLines was elected on the fifth ballot as Bishop of Newark on June 17, 1903, and was consecrated on November 18, 1903, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle.[2] He died in office on October 25, 1927, due to heart failure.[3]
Family
editLines married in Mary Louise Morehouse on May 4, 1880, and together had four children.
References
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- ^ Leonard, John William, ed. (1908). Who's Who in America, Volume 3. Chicago: A. N. Marquis. p. 904.
- ^ "Dr. E. S. Lines Elected. New Haven Minister Chosen by Bare Majority of Clerical Vote. Decision Reached on the Fifth Ballot". The New York Times. June 17, 1903.
- ^ The Rt. Rev. Frederick Focke Reese (1928). "Bishop's Address of 1928". Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. Retrieved March 2, 2016.