John Gardner Murray


John Gardner Murray
16th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMaryland
ElectedOctober 1925
In office1926–1929
PredecessorEthelbert Talbot
SuccessorCharles P. Anderson
Other post(s)Bishop of Maryland (1911-1929)
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Maryland (1909-1911)
Orders
OrdinationApril 16, 1894
by Richard Hooker Wilmer
ConsecrationSeptember 29, 1909
by William Paret
Personal details
Born(1857-08-31)August 31, 1857
DiedOctober 3, 1929(1929-10-03) (aged 72)
New York City, New York, United States
BuriedDruid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican (prev. Methodist Episcopal Church)
ParentsJames Murray & Ann Kirkwood
SpouseHarriett May Sprague (m. 1881)
Clara Alice Hunsicker (m. 1899)
Children5

John Gardner Murray (August 31, 1857 – October 3, 1929) was the sixteenth presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was the first person elected to the position rather than succeeding to it automatically as the oldest bishop when his predecessor died.