G. Mott Williams

The Right Reverend Gershom Mott Williams
Bishop of Marquette
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Marquette
Elected	November 14, 1895
In office	1896–1919
Successor	Robert L. Harris
Other post(s)	Suffragan Bishop in charge of Europe
Orders
Ordination	June 29, 1882 by Samuel Smith Harris
Consecration	May 1, 1896[1] by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	(1857-02-11)February 11, 1857 Fort Hamilton, New York, U.S.
Died	April 14, 1923(1923-04-14) (aged 66) Paris, France
Buried	Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Thomas R. Williams, Mary Neosho Bailey
Spouse	Eliza Bradish Biddle ​ ​ (m. 1879)​
Children	7
Alma mater	Cornell University

Gershom Mott Williams (February 11, 1857 – April 14, 1923) was an American bishop. He was the first Episcopalian bishop of Marquette. He was a church journalist, author, and translator. Williams graduated from Cornell University and received his master's degree and Doctor of Divinity degree from Hobart College. Although he passed the bar in 1879, Williams began an extensive career in the Episcopal Church, having positions in Buffalo, Milwaukee, and Detroit before becoming a bishop. He was involved in many church commissions, including the preparation of and attendance at the Lambeth Conference of 1908.

Williams was the grandson of John R. Williams, the first mayor of Detroit and a delegate to the convention by which Michigan acceded to the Constitution of the United States. His father, Thomas Williams, served as a Civil War general and died in the Battle of Baton Rouge (1862). Williams himself was a member of the Sons of the American Revolution and member of the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and served for four years as the chaplain to the state militia of Michigan.^[2]