Leigh Richmond Brewer

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The Right Reverend

Richmond Brewer

D.D.
Bishop of Montana
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Church Episcopal Church
Diocese Montana
Elected1880
In office1880–1904
Predecessor Daniel S. Tuttle
Successor William F. Faber
Orders
OrdinationJuly 1, 1866
by  Arthur Cleveland Coxe
ConsecrationDecember 8, 1880
by  Frederic Dan Huntington
Personal details
Born(1839-01-20)January 20, 1839
Berkshire, Vermont, United States
DiedAugust 28, 1916(1916-08-28) (aged 77)
Helena, Montana, United States
BuriedForestvale Cemetery, Helena
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsSheldon Sykes Leigh Brewer & Lura Crampton
Spouse
Henrietta W. Foote
​
(m. 1866)​
Children1
Alma mater Hobart College
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Leigh Richmond Brewer (January 20, 1839 - August 28, 1916) was a bishop of Montana in The Episcopal Church. [1]

Biography

Brewer was born on January 20, 1839, in Berkshire, Vermont to Sheldon Sykes and Lura Brewer. He graduated from Hobart College in 1863. During the course he was awarded a prize in Latin during his sophomore year, a prize in Greek during his junior year, the first White essay prize and the second Cobb essay prize in the senior year. He graduated from the General Theological Seminary in 1866. [2] [3]

He was ordained deacon by Henry C. Potter, Bishop of New York on July 1, 1866, in the Church of the Annunciation in New York. He was ordained a priest by Bishop Arthur Cleveland Coxe of Western New York on June 16, 1867. He became rector of Grace Church in Carthage, New York. After 6 years he became rector of Trinity Church in Watertown, New York. His elected to the episcopacy came in 1880 when he was elected Bishop of Montana. He was consecrated in Trinity Church Watertown on December 8, 1880, by Bishop Frederic Dan Huntington of Central New York, together with Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle of Utah, William Bissell of Vermont, Benjamin Wistar Morris of Oregon and Benjamin Henry Paddock of Massachusetts.

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References

  1. ↑ "Bishop Leigh R. Brewer" (PDF). The New York Times. August 29, 1916. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  2. ↑ "The Rt. Rev. Leigh Richmond Brewer, D.D." Living Church Quarterly: 81. 1887.
  3. ↑ "BREWER, Leigh Richmond". Who Was Who in America: 136. 1967.
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