William G. McDowell

The Right Reverend

William George McDowell

D.D.
Bishop of Alabama
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAlabama
In office1928–1938
PredecessorCharles Minnigerode Beckwith
SuccessorCharles Carpenter
Previous post(s)Coadjutor Bishop of Alabama (1922-1928)
Orders
Ordination1909
by Alfred Magill Randolph
ConsecrationOctober 20, 1922
by Thomas F. Gailor
Personal details
Born(1882-08-02)August 2, 1882
DiedMarch 20, 1938(1938-03-20) (aged 55)
Mobile, Alabama, United States
BuriedElmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam George Mcdowell & Ruth Conway Prichard
SpouseMary Meade Phelps (m. May 25, 1915)
Children7
Alma materWashington and Lee University

William George McDowell Jr. (August 2, 1882 - March 20, 1938) was an American prelate who served as the fifth Bishop of Alabama from 1928 till his death in 1938.