Frank E. Wilson (bishop)

Frank Elmer Wilson (May 21, 1885 – February 16, 1944) was an American bishop in the Episcopal Church. He was the first bishop of the Diocese of Eau Claire, serving from the creation of the diocese in 1928 until his death in 1944.

The Right Reverend

Frank E. Wilson
Bishop of Eau Claire
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseEau Claire
ElectedNovember 21, 1928
In office1929–1944
SuccessorWilliam W. Horstick
Orders
Ordination1910
by Charles P. Anderson
ConsecrationMay 1, 1929
by John Gardner Murray
Personal details
Born(1885-05-21)May 21, 1885
Kittanning, Pennsylvania, United States
DiedFebruary 16, 1944(1944-02-16) (aged 58)
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States
BuriedEau Claire, Wisconsin
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam White Wilson, Irene Mayhew Ladd
SpouseMarie Louise Walker (m. 1911; d. 1924)
Eleanor Lorinda Hall (m. 1929)
Children1
Alma materHobart College

Early life and education

Wilson was born on May 21, 1885, in Kittanning, Pennsylvania, the son of the Reverend William White Wilson and Irene Mayhew Ladd.[1] He graduated from Harvard Preparatory School in Chicago in 1903 and later studied at Hobart College from where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1907. He graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity from General Theological Seminary in 1910. Hobart awarded him a Doctor of Sacred Theology in 1923, while the General Theological Seminary awarded him another in 1929. In 1929, he also received a Doctor of Divinity from Nashotah House.[2]

Ordained ministry

Wilson was ordained deacon on May 29, 1910, and priest later in the year by Bishop Charles P. Anderson of Chicago.[3] He served as rector of St Ambrose's Church in Chicago Heights, Illinois, and in 1923 as rector of St Andrew's Church in Chicago. In 1915, he became rector of St Augustine's Church in Wilmette, Illinois, and in 1917 and 1918 he served as chaplain of the American Expeditionary Forces. In 1919, he became rector of Christ Church in Eau Claire, Wisconsin.[4][5]

Bishop

Wilson was elected as the first Bishop of Eau Claire on November 21, 1928. He was consecrated on May 1, 1929, at Christ Church Cathedral by Presiding Bishop John Gardner Murray. He died in office February 16, 1944.[6]

References
  1. "WILSON, Frank Elmer". Yearbook of American Churches: 389. 1933.
  2. "Wilson, Frank Elmer". Who's Who in the Clergy. 2: 1192. 1935.
  3. "Frank Elmer Wilson, D. D., S. T. D.". Biographical: 533. 1933.
  4. "Frank Elmer Wilson". Principal Women of America. 2: 658. 1936.
  5. "Wilson, Frank Elmer". Who Was Who in America. 1: 583. 1950.
  6. "Wilson, Frank Elmer". Who Was Who in American History, the Military. 1: 31. 1975.

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