The Right Reverend Francis Huger Rutledge D.D., S.T.D. | |
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Bishop of Florida | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Florida |
Elected | January 9, 1851 |
In office | 1851–1866 |
Successor | John F. Young |
Orders | |
Ordination | November 20, 1825 by Nathaniel Bowen |
Consecration | October 15, 1851 by Christopher Edwards Gadsden |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | November 6, 1866 Tallahassee, Florida, United States | (aged 67)
Buried | Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina) |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Hugh Rutledge & Mary Golightly Huger |
Francis Huger Rutledge (April 11, 1799 – November 6, 1866) was the first Episcopal bishop of Florida.