Thomas March Clark (July 4, 1812 – September 7, 1903) was an American Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Rhode Island between 1854–1903 and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church between 1899 and 1903.
Thomas March Clark | |
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| 12th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| In office | 1899–1903 |
| Predecessor | John Williams |
| Successor | Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Rhode Island (1854-1903) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 6, 1836 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Consecration | December 6, 1854 by Thomas Church Brownell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 4, 1812 Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1903 (aged 91) Newport, Rhode Island, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Thomas March Clark & Rebecca Wheelwright |
| Spouse | Caroline Howard |
| Education | Yale University Princeton University |
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Biography
editThomas March Clark was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts on July 4, 1812.[1] He graduated at Yale College in 1831, studied theology at Princeton, and was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian in 1835. He became an Episcopalian in the following year, and was rector of Grace Church, Boston, for seven years, afterward holding charges in Philadelphia, Hartford, and Providence. In 1854 he was consecrated Bishop of Rhode Island, and in 1899, on the death of Bishop John Williams, of Connecticut, became Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church in America. His Reminiscences appeared in 1895; among his other works are Early Discipline and Culture (1852), and Primary Truths of Religion (1869).
He died in Newport, Rhode Island on September 7, 1903, at age 91.[2]
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edit- ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 445. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Oldest Bishop Dies Suddenly". The Morning Call. Newport, Rhode Island. September 9, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.
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