John Gardner Murray | |
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| 16th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Maryland |
| Elected | October 1925 |
| In office | 1926–1929 |
| Predecessor | Ethelbert Talbot |
| Successor | Charles P. Anderson |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Maryland (1911-1929) |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Maryland (1909-1911) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 16, 1894 by Richard Hooker Wilmer |
| Consecration | September 29, 1909 by William Paret |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 31, 1857 |
| Died | October 3, 1929 (aged 72) New York City, New York, United States |
| Buried | Druid Ridge Cemetery, Pikesville, Maryland |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Methodist Episcopal Church) |
| Parents | James Murray & Ann Kirkwood |
| Spouse | Harriett May Sprague (m. 1881) Clara Alice Hunsicker (m. 1899) |
| Children | 5 |
John Gardner Murray (August 31, 1857 – October 3, 1929) was the sixteenth presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church. He was the first person elected to the position rather than succeeding to it automatically as the oldest bishop when his predecessor died.