James Hervey Otey

The Right Reverend

James Hervey Otey

S.T.D., D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of Tennessee
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseTennessee
ElectedJune 29, 1833
In office1834–1863
SuccessorCharles Todd Quintard
Orders
OrdinationJune 7, 1827
by John Stark Ravenscroft
ConsecrationJanuary 14, 1834
by William White
Personal details
BornJanuary 27, 1800
DiedApril 23, 1863(1863-04-23) (aged 63)
Memphis, Tennessee, United States
BuriedSt John's Churchyard, Ashwood
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsIsaac Otey & Elizabeth Mathews
SpouseElizabeth Davis Pannill

James Hervey Otey (January 27, 1800 – April 23, 1863), Christian educator, author, and the first Episcopal Bishop of Tennessee, having established the Anglican church in the state, including its first parish churches and what became the University of the South.[1]

  1. ^ Appleton's Cyclopedia vol. IV, p. 604