Chauncey B. Brewster

The Right Reverend

Chauncey Bunce Brewster
Bishop of Connecticut
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseConnecticut
ElectedJune 8, 1896
In office1899–1928
PredecessorJohn Williams
SuccessorEdward Campion Acheson
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Connecticut (1897-1899)
Orders
OrdinationMay 30, 1873
by John Williams
ConsecrationOctober 28, 1897
by Abram Newkirk Littlejohn
Personal details
Born(1848-09-05)September 5, 1848
DiedApril 9, 1941(1941-04-09) (aged 92)
Hartford, Connecticut, United States
BuriedEvergreen Cemetery (New Haven, Connecticut)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJoseph Brewster & Sarah Jane Bunce
SpouseSusan Huntington Whitney (m. October 15, 1873)
Alice Tucker Stephenson (m. June 20, 1893)

The Rt. Rev. Dr. Chauncey Bunce Brewster (September 5, 1848 – April 9, 1941[1][2]) was the fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Connecticut.

  1. ^ "Obituary Record of Graduates of Yale University Deceased During the Year 1940–1941" (PDF). Yale University. January 1, 1942. pp. 7–8. Retrieved March 26, 2011.
  2. ^ "Dr. Brewster Dies; Retired Bishop, 92". The New York Times. 10 April 1941. p. 24.