John Henry Hopkins


John Henry Hopkins
8th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
ChurchEpiscopal Church
In office1865–1868
PredecessorThomas Church Brownell
SuccessorBenjamin B. Smith
Other post(s)Bishop of Vermont (1832-1868)
Orders
OrdinationMay 12, 1824
by William White
ConsecrationOctober 31, 1832
by William White
Personal details
BornJanuary 30, 1792 (1792-01-30)
Dublin, Kingdom of Ireland
DiedJanuary 9, 1868 (1868-01-10) (aged 75)
Burlington, Vermont, United States
DenominationAnglican
ParentsThomas Hopkins & Elizabeth Fitzakerly
SpouseMelusina Mueller
Children14
SignatureJohn Henry Hopkins's signature

John Henry Hopkins (January 30, 1792 – January 9, 1868) was the first bishop of Episcopal Diocese of Vermont and the eighth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was also an artist (in both watercolor and oils), a lawyer, an ironmonger, a musician and composer, a theologian, and an architect who introduced Gothic architecture into the United States.[1][2]