Arthur C. Thomson

The Right Reverend

Arthur Conover Thomson
The Right Reverend; Arthur Conover Thomson
Bishop of Southern Virginia
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Southern Virginia
In office	1930–1937
Predecessor	Beverley D. Tucker
Successor	William A. Brown
Orders
Ordination	April 25, 1895; by Francis McNeece Whittle
Consecration	September 27, 1917; by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	April 16, 1871; Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
Died	December 16, 1946 (aged 75); Miami, Florida, United States
Buried	Portsmouth, Virginia
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Elliot Heber Thomson, Jeanette Risdelle Conover
Spouse	Mary Grayson Fitzhugh
Previous post(s)	Suffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia (1917-1919); Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia (1919-1930)

Last updated March 09, 2023

Arthur Conover Thomson (April 16, 1871 - December 16, 1946) was an American prelate who served as the third Bishop of Southern Virginia between 1930 and 1937.

Early life and education

Thomson was born on April 16, 1871, in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the son of the Reverend Elliot Heber Thomson and Jeanette Risdelle Conover. His father served as Archdeacon of Shanghai in China and spent over 43 years on the mission field there. Thomson spent much of his childhood in China before attending Cheltenham Academy in Philadelphia. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania between 1887 and 1890 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1890. He then studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated in 1893. That same year he married Mary Grayson Fitzhugh. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1915 by the Virginia Theological Seminary.^[1]

Ordained ministry

In June 1893, Thomson was ordained deacon and became rector of South Farnham Parish in Tappahannock, Virginia. On April 25, 1895, he was ordained a priest by Bishop Francis McNeece Whittle of Virginia at St. George's Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1895 he became rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Cincinnati, Ohio. He then served as rector of Trinity Church in Portsmouth, Virginia, between 1899 and 1917.^[2]

Bishop

Thomson was elected Suffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia in 1917 and was consecrated on September 27, 1917, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle at Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia. On May 26, 1919, he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia. On January 17, 1930, he succeeded as diocesan Bishop of Southern Virginia. He retained the post until his retirement on October 9, 1937. After retirement he served as assistant to the bishop of South Florida.

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References

↑ "Bishop Thomson dies". The Living Church . 113 (26): 3. 29 December 1946.
↑ White, J. T. (1930). "Arthur Conover Thomson". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1: 72.

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[1] "Bishop Thomson dies". The Living Church . 113 (26): 3. 29 December 1946.

[2] White, J. T. (1930). "Arthur Conover Thomson". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. 1: 72.

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