Thomas M. Clark


Thomas March Clark
12th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1899–1903
PredecessorJohn Williams
SuccessorDaniel S. Tuttle
Other post(s)Bishop of Rhode Island (1854-1903)
Orders
OrdinationNovember 6, 1836
by Alexander Viets Griswold
ConsecrationDecember 6, 1854
by Thomas Church Brownell
Personal details
Born(1812-07-04)July 4, 1812
DiedSeptember 7, 1903(1903-09-07) (aged 91)
Newport, Rhode Island, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas March Clark & Rebecca Wheelwright
SpouseCaroline Howard
EducationYale University
Princeton University
SignatureThomas March Clark's signature

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.

Biography

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Thomas 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]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. I. James T. White & Company. 1893. p. 445. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ "Oldest Bishop Dies Suddenly". The Morning Call. Newport, Rhode Island. September 9, 1903. p. 2. Retrieved April 26, 2021 – via Newspapers.com.
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Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by 12th Presiding Bishop
1899–1903
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Rhode Island
1854–1903
Succeeded by