William B. W. Howe

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For the railroad engineer and architect (son of the bishop) see W. B. W. Howe, Jr.

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The Right Reverend

William Bell White Howe

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
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Church Episcopal Church
Diocese South Carolina
ElectedMay 14, 1871
In office1871–1894
Predecessor Thomas F. Davis
Successor Ellison Capers
Orders
OrdinationJune 4, 1849
by  Christopher Edwards Gadsden
ConsecrationOctober 8, 1871
by  Benjamin B. Smith
Personal details
Born(1823-03-21)March 21, 1823
Claremont, New Hampshire, United States
DiedNovember 25, 1894(1894-11-25) (aged 71)
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Buried St. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsJames Blake Howe & Mary White
SpouseCatherine Gadsden Edwards (m. 1850)
Children5
Previous post(s)Assistant Bishop of South Carolina (1871)
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William Bell White Howe (March 31, 1823 – November 25, 1894) was the sixth Bishop of South Carolina in the Episcopal Church.

Early life and education

Howe was born on March 31, 1823, in Claremont, New Hampshire, the son of the Reverend James Blake Howe and Mary White. [1] [2] He studied at the University of Vermont and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1844. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1871 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Columbia College in 1872.

Ordained ministry

Howe was ordained deacon on April 9, 1847, and priest on June 4, 1849, by the Bishop of South Carolina Christopher Edwards Gadsden in Charleston, South Carolina, on both occasions. He served as rector of St John's Church in Berkley, South Carolina from 1848 till 1860. He married Catherine Gadsden Edwards on December 12, 1850. He then served as rector of St Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina between 1863 and 1871. [3]

Bishop

On May 14, 1971, Howe was elected Coadjutor Bishop of South Carolina on October 8, 1871, in St Paul's Church, Baltimore by Presiding Bishop Benjamin B. Smith. He succeeded as diocesan bishop upon the death of Bishop Davis on December 2, 1871. He died in office in Charleston on November 25, 1894. [1] [2]

Family

Architect W. B. W. Howe, Jr. was his son.

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References

  1. 1 2 Joseph Thomas, How, (William Bell White) in Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Volume 2, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908
  2. 1 2 William Bell White Hove in General Catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, Vermont, 1791-1900, Free Press Association, 1901. Page 77.
  3. ↑ "Bishop Howe's Paralytic Stroke" (PDF). The New York Times . Charleston, South Carolina. May 25, 1892. p. 1. Retrieved April 26, 2022.
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