The Right Reverend Henry Codman Potter | |
|---|---|
| 7th Bishop of New York[2] | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church[3] |
| Diocese | New York |
| Elected | September 27, 1883[4] |
| In office | 1883–1908[5] |
| Predecessor | Horatio Potter |
| Successor | David H. Greer |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 15, 1858 (priest)[6] by Samuel Bowman |
| Consecration | October 20, 1883.[7] by Benjamin B. Smith |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 25, 1834 Schenectady, New York, United States[3] |
| Died | July 21, 1908 (aged 74) Cooperstown, New York, United States[8] |
| Buried | Cathedral of St John the Divine, New York City[9] |
| Denomination | Anglican[1] |
| Parents | Alonzo Potter and Sarah Maria Nott[10] |
| Spouse | Eliza Rogers Jacob (m. 1858, d. 1901)[11] Elizabeth Scriven (m. 1902)[12] |
| Education | Academy of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the City of Philadelphia[13] and Virginia Theological Seminary[14] |
Henry Codman Potter (May 25, 1834 – July 21, 1908) was a bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States. He was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York. Potter was "more praised and appreciated, perhaps, than any public man in New York City's long list of great citizens".[15]
- ^ a b White (2002), 21.
- ^ Hodges 1915.
- ^ a b Hodges (1915), 11.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 124.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 126. 379.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 33, 41.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 126.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 379.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 380.
- ^ Hodges (1915), 10-11.
- ^ Potter, Henry Codman.
- ^ Sheerin (1933), 169.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Sheerin (1933), 177.