Middleton S. Barnwell

The Right Reverend

Middleton Barnwell

D.D.
Bishop of Georgia
The Rt. Rev. Middleton S. Barnwell when Bishop of Georgia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseGeorgia
ElectedFebruary 25, 1935
In office1936–1954
PredecessorFrederick Reese
SuccessorAlbert Stuart
Previous post(s)Bishop of Idaho (1925–1935)
Coadjutor Bishop of Georgia (1935-1936)
Orders
OrdinationDecember 1908
by Charles E. Woodcock
ConsecrationDecember 30, 1925
by Ethelbert Talbot
Personal details
Born(1882-09-09)September 9, 1882
Louisville, Kentucky, United States
DiedMay 6, 1957(1957-05-06) (aged 74)
Savannah, Georgia, United States
BuriedBonaventure Cemetery
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsStephen Elliott Barnwell & Elizabeth Cleland
SpouseMargaret Thorne Lighthall

Middleton Stuart Barnwell (September 9, 1882 – May 6, 1957) was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho and the fifth Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Georgia. Barnwell was the 349th bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. He was also the first president of what is now Boise State University.[1]

  1. ^ Who's who in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 1934, p. 31. Morehouse Publishing Company, Harrisburg, PA.