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词条 Samuel Smith Harris
释义

  1. Biography

  2. Episcopacy

  3. Death

  4. References

  5. External links

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| type = Bishop
| honorific-prefix = The Right Reverend
| name = Samuel Smith Harris
| honorific-suffix = D.D., LL.D.
| title = Bishop of Michigan
| image = Samuel Smith Harris.png
| alt =
| caption =
| church = Episcopal Church
| archdiocese =
| diocese = Michigan
| see =
| term = 1879-1888
| elected =
| predecessor = Samuel A. McCoskry
| successor = Thomas Frederick Davies Sr.
| ordination =
| ordained_by =
| consecration = 17 September 1879
| consecrated_by =
| rank =
| birth_date = {{birth date|1841|09|14}}
| birth_place = Autauga County, Alabama, United States
| death_date = {{death date and age|1888|08|21|1841|09|14}}
| death_place = London, England
| buried = Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)
| previous_post =
| spouse = Mary Gindrat Pickett
| children = 7
| alma_mater = University of Alabama
| nationality = American
| religion = Anglican
}}

Samuel Smith Harris (14 September 1841 - 21 August 1888) was the second bishop of the Diocese of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Biography

Harris was born on September 14, 1841 in Autauga County, Alabama. He graduated in law from the University of Alabama in 1859. Later he enlisted in the 3rd Regiment Alabama Infantry in 1861. On December 19, the same year, Harris married Mary Gindrat Pickett with whom he had seven children. After the war he left for New York to practice supreme law. He also commenced his studies in theology after which he was ordained priest. He served i several churches in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Illinois. He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity in 1874 from the College of William & Mary and his LL.D. from the University of Alabama in 1879.

Episcopacy

In 1879 Harris was elected Bishop of Michigan. He was consecrated on September 17, 1879 in St Paul's Cathedral in Detroit. He served as the first editor of The Living Church and wrote several books, including The Dignity of Man, Christianity and Civil Society, Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, and Shelton, a novel.[1]

Death

In 1888 he traveled to England to preach in Winchester Cathedral. Whilst there he suffered a stroke and died a few days later on 21 August 1888. His funeral took place in Winchester Cathedral and presided by Edward White Benson Primate of All England and Archbishop of Canterbury. His body was brought back to Detroit and buried in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, however he was exhumed and transferred to Elmwood Cemetery in 1900.

References

1. ^{{cite book |editor-last=Herringshaw |editor-first=Thomas William |title=Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life |location=Chicago |publisher=American Publishers Association |year=1902 |isbn= |accessdate=2014}}

External links

  • {{Internet Archive author |sname=Samuel Smith Harris |sopt=t}}
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5 : 1841 births|1888 deaths|Episcopal bishops in Michigan|People from Autauga County, Alabama|Clergy from Detroit

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