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Granville Hudson Sherwood (December 8, 1878 - November 22, 1923) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield.
The Right Reverend Granville Hudson Sherwood | |
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Bishop of Springfield | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
Diocese | Springfield |
Elected | December 27, 1916 |
In office | 1917–1923 |
Predecessor | Edward William Osborne |
Successor | John Chanler White |
Orders | |
Ordination | December 1903 by Charles P. Anderson |
Consecration | April 25, 1917 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | November 22, 1923 44) Springfield, Illinois, United States | (aged
Buried | Chippiannock Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | David Burton Sherwood & Philura Comstock Sherwood |
Spouse |
Lucy Galt Kinney (m. 1902) |
Alma mater | Trinity College |
Sherwood was born on December 8, 1878, in Elgin, Illinois, to David Burton Sherwood and Philura Comstock Sherwood. He attended St Paul School in Concord, New Hampshire, graduating in 1896. He then studied at Trinity College, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts in 1898, and at the University of Chicago, graduating with postgraduate studies in 1899. Sherwood trained for the ordained ministry at the Western Theological Seminary, and graduated in 1903. He married Lucy Galt Kinney on September 10, 1902.[1]
Sherwood was ordained deacon in June 1903, and priest in December 1903, by Bishop Charles P. Anderson of Chicago. He served as rector of Christ Church in Streator, Illinois between 1903 and 1905, and rector of Trinity Church in Rock Island, Illinois between 1905 and 1917. He was also President of the Standing Committee of the Diocese of Quincy and Deputy to the General Convention between 1907 and 1916.[2]
Sherwood was elected Bishop of Springfield on December 27, 1916. He was consecrated on April 25, 1917. He remained in office till his death in 1923.[3]
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