Beverley Dandridge Tucker Jr.

The Right Reverend

Beverley Dandridge Tucker Jr.

D.D., LL.D., L.H.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Ohio
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseOhio
AppointedMay 24, 1938
In office1938–1952
PredecessorWarren Lincoln Rogers
SuccessorNelson M. Burroughs
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Ohio (1938)
Orders
OrdinationMarch 12, 1909
by Alfred Magill Randolph
ConsecrationSeptember 28, 1938
by Henry St. George Tucker
Personal details
Born(1882-02-04)February 4, 1882
DiedJuly 4, 1969(1969-07-04) (aged 87)
Cleveland, Ohio, United States
BuriedUniversity of Virginia Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsBeverley D. Tucker & Anna Maria Washington
Spouse
Eleanor Carson Lile
(m. 1915)
Children5
EducationUniversity of Virginia
Oxford University
Alma materVirginia Theological Seminary

Beverley Dandridge Tucker Jr. (February 4, 1882 – July 4, 1969), was Rhodes Scholar who became sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Ohio, serving from 1938 to 1952 and continuing to work for ecumenism and interracial harmony after his retirement.[1]

  1. ^ "Tucker, Beverley Dandridge". Encyclopedia of Cleveland History | Case Western Reserve University. May 12, 2018.