The Right Reverend William Appleton Lawrence D.D., L.H.D, S.T.D. | |
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Bishop of Western Massachusetts | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Western Massachusetts |
Elected | October 21, 1936 |
In office | 1937–1957 |
Predecessor | Thomas Frederick Davies Jr. |
Successor | Robert McConnell Hatch |
Orders | |
Ordination | 1915 by William Lawrence |
Consecration | January 13, 1937 by William Lawrence |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | December 21, 1968 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States | (aged 79)
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | William Lawrence & Julia Cunningham |
Spouse | Hannah Wheelwright Cobb (m. June 1, 1912) |
Children | 7 |
William Appleton Lawrence (May 21, 1889 - December 21, 1968[1]) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts (1937–57).[2][3] His father, William Lawrence, was the seventh Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts (1893–1927).