William Crane Gray


William Crane Gray
Missionary Bishop of Southern Florida
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Florida
ElectedOctober 1892
In office1892–1913
SuccessorCameron D. Mann
Orders
Ordination1860
by James Hervey Otey
ConsecrationDecember 29, 1892
by Charles Todd Quintard
Personal details
Born(1835-09-06)September 6, 1835
DiedNovember 14, 1919(1919-11-14) (aged 84)
Nashville, Tennessee, United States
BuriedMount Olivet Cemetery (Nashville)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJoseph Gray & Hannah Price Crane
SpouseMargaret Locke Trent (m. 1863)
Fannie Campbell Bowers (m. 1877)
Children3
Alma materKenyon College
SignatureWilliam Crane Gray's signature

William Crane Gray (September 6, 1835 – November 14, 1919) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Church's Missionary Jurisdiction of Southern Florida, which had been split off from the Episcopal Diocese of Florida in October 1892.[1]

  1. ^ Cushman, Joseph D., Jr., A Goodly Heritage: The Episcopal Church in Florida, 1821-1892, Gainesville: University of Florida Press (1965) pp. 199-200.