The Right Reverend Thomas Fielding Scott | |
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Bishop of Oregon and Washington | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
See | Oregon & Washington |
Elected | 1853 |
In office | 1854–1867 |
Successor | Benjamin Wistar Morris |
Orders | |
Ordination | March 12, 1843 (deacon) February 24, 1844 (priest) by Stephen Elliott |
Consecration | January 8, 1854 by Stephen Elliott |
Personal details | |
Born | Iredell County, North Carolina, United States | March 12, 1807
Died | July 14, 1867 New York City, United States] | (aged 60)
Denomination | Anglican ([prev. Presbyterian) |
Parents | James Scott & Rebekkah Worke |
Spouse |
Evelyn Appleby (m. 1830) |
Thomas Fielding Scott (March 12, 1807 – July 14, 1867) was the first missionary Episcopal Bishop of Washington and Oregon territories.