The Right Reverend Samuel Allen McCoskry D.D., LL.D., D.C.L. | |
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Bishop of Michigan | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Michigan |
Elected | 1836 |
In office | 1836–1878 |
Successor | Samuel Smith Harris |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 13, 1833 by Benjamin T. Onderdonk |
Consecration | July 7, 1836 by Benjamin T. Onderdonk |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | August 1, 1886 New York City, New York, United States | (aged 81)
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Samuel Allen McCoskry & |
Spouse | Eliza L. Montgomery & Alison Nisbet |
Alma mater | United States Military Academy, Dickinson College |
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Samuel Allen McCoskry (November 9, 1804 – August 1, 1886), was the first Bishop of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, but was deposed by the House of Bishops.