| The Most Reverend Thomas March Clark | |
|---|---|
| 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 | (1812-07-04)July 4, 1812 Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | September 7, 1903(1903-09-07) (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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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
Thomas March Clark was born at Newburyport, Massachusetts on July 4, 1812. 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.
See also
- List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
- Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States
References
- 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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External links
- Documents by and about Clark from Project Canterbury
- Works by Thomas M. Clark at Project Gutenberg
- Works by Thomas M. Clark at Faded Page (Canada)
- Works by or about Thomas M. Clark at the Internet Archive
| Episcopal Church (USA) titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byJohn Williams | 12th Presiding Bishop 1899–1903 |
Succeeded byDaniel Sylvester Tuttle |
| Preceded byJohn Prentiss Kewly Henshaw | Bishop of Rhode Island 1854–1903 |
Succeeded byWilliam N. McVickar |
| Presiding Bishops in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America | |
|---|---|
| By seniority | |
| By election | |
- American religious writers
- People from Newburyport, Massachusetts
- Yale College alumni
- 1812 births
- 1903 deaths
- Presiding Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- 19th-century Anglican bishops in the United States
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States
- Episcopal bishops of Rhode Island