William Henry Augustus Bissell

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William Henry Augustus Bissell

D.D.
Bishop of Vermont
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Church Episcopal Church
See Vermont
ElectedMarch 11, 1868
In office1868–1893
Predecessor John Henry Hopkins
Successor Arthur C. A. Hall
Orders
OrdinationAugust 2, 1840
by  Benjamin T. Onderdonk
ConsecrationJune 3, 1868
by  Samuel A. McCoskry
Personal details
BornNovember 10, 1814
DiedMay 14, 1893(1893-05-14) (aged 78)
Burlington, Vermont, United States
Buried Lake View Cemetery
Nationality American
Denomination Anglican
ParentsEzekiel Bissell & Elizabeth Washburn Bissell
SpouseMartha Cotton Moulton
Children3

William Henry Augustus Bissell (November 10, 1814 - May 14, 1893) was the second bishop of Vermont in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America. [1]

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Education

Bissell was born on November 10, 1814, in Randolph, Vermont, the son of Ezekiel Bissell and Elizabeth Washburn. He graduated from the University of Vermont in 1836 and commenced his teaching career in Detroit. He also studied theology at Vermont Episcopal Institute.

Ordination

Bissell was ordained deacon on September 29, 1839, by Bishop Benjamin T. Onderdonk of New York. He was ordained a priest a year later on August 2 by the same bishop. Bissell served as assistant of Christ Church in Troy, New York. In 1941 he was appointed rector of Trinity Church in Watervliet, New York, a post he held until 1845 when he became rector of Grace Church in Lyons, New York. In 1848 he was appointed rector of Trinity Church in Geneva, New York.

Episcopacy

Bissell was elected Bishop of Vermont in 1868 and consecrated bishop on June 3, 1868, by Samuel A. McCoskry Bishop of Michigan and co-consecrated by John Williams of Connecticut, Horatio Potter of New York, Arthur Cleveland Coxe of Western New York and Henry A. Neely of Maine. Bissell died on May 14, 1893, in Burlington, Vermont.

Personal life

Bissell married Martha Cotton Moulton on August 25, 1838, and had four children.

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References

  1. "OBITUARY: BISHOP WILLIAM HENRY A. BISSELL" (PDF). New York Times . May 16, 1893. Retrieved December 4, 2013.