Richard H. Nelson

The Right Reverend

Richard Henry Nelson

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Albany
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAlbany
In office1913–1929
PredecessorWilliam Croswell Doane
SuccessorG. Ashton Oldham
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Albany (1904-1913)
Orders
OrdinationMay 27, 1884
by John Williams
ConsecrationMay 19, 1904
by William Croswell Doane
Personal details
Born(1859-11-10)November 10, 1859
DiedApril 25, 1931(1931-04-25) (aged 71)
Albany, New York, United States
BuriedCathedral of All Saints (Albany, New York)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdward Delavan Nelson & Susan Blanchard Bleecker McDonald
SpouseHarriet Schuyler Anderson (m. 1885)
Children2

Richard Henry Nelson (November 10, 1859 – April 25, 1931) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1913 to 1929, as well as being coadjutor from 1904 to 1913 under the first bishop, William Croswell Doane.