Lewis W. Burton
Lewis William Burton (November 9, 1852 - October 18, 1940) was Bishop of Lexington from 1896 to 1928.
The Right Reverend Lewis William Burton D.D., LL.D. | |
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| Bishop of Lexington | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Lexington |
| Elected | December 4, 1895 |
| In office | 1896–1928 |
| Successor | Henry Pryor Almon Abbott |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | May 15, 1878 by Gregory T. Bedell |
| Consecration | January 30, 1896 by Thomas Underwood Dudley |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 9, 1852 |
| Died | October 18, 1940 (aged 87) Lexington, Kentucky, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Lewis Burton & Agnes Jane Wallace |
| Spouse | Géorgie Hendree Ball |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
Early life and education
Burton was born on November 9, 1852, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of the Reverend Lewis Burton and Agnes Jane Wallace. He studied at Kenyon College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts with honors in 1873 and a Master of Arts in 1886. He also studied at the Philadelphia Divinity School and earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1877. He married Géorgie Hendree Ball on January 15, 1883, and together had three children. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1896 from Kenyon College and from Sewanee: The University of the South, respectively. In addition, he also earned an honorary Doctor of Laws from St John's College in 1917.,[1]
Ordained ministry
Burton was ordained deacon on June 24, 1877, at the Church of the Holy Spirit in Gambier, Ohio and priest on May 15, 1878, in St Paul's Church, Cleveland, Ohio, both by the Bishop of Ohio, Gregory T. Bedell.[2][3] He first served as assistant of All Saints' Church in Cleveland, Ohio from 1877 till 1880, before becoming rector of St Mark's Church in Cleveland in 1881.[4] In 1884, he became rector of St John's Church in Richmond, Virginia and in 1893, he left for Louisville, Kentucky to serve as rector of St Andrew's Church.[5]
Episcopacy
After the creation of the Diocese of Lexington in 1895, Burton was elected as its first bishop and was consecrated on January 30, 1896, by Bishop Thomas Underwood Dudley of Kentucky, in St Andrew's Church, Louisville, Kentucky.[6] He retained the post till his resignation on October 16, 1928.[7] He died at his home in Lexington, Kentucky on October 18, 1940, after a long illness.[8]
References
- Marquis Who's Who (1940). Who's who in America: Supplement to Who's who, a current biographical reference service, p. 56. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights, NJ.
- "Burton, Lewis William". The Churchman. 72: 32. 1895.
- "Burton, Lewis William". Stowe's Clerical Directory of the American Church: 65. 1917.
- "Burton, Lewis William". Who's Who. 66: 304. 1914.
- Schwarz, J.C. (1936). "Burton, Lewis William". Religious Leaders of America. 1: 178.
- Kleber, J. E. (2014). The Kentucky Encyclopedia, p. 296. University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, KY. ISBN 0813159016.
- Schwarz, J.C. (1935). "Burton, Lewis William". Who's Who in the Clergy. 1: 178.
- Plunkett, John. "BISHOP BURTON, 87, DIES IN KENTUCKY; Head of Episcopal Diocese of Lexington, 1896-1928, Was First to Hold Post IN THE CHURCH 63 YEARS Former Rector of All Saints Church, Cleveland--Had Also Served in Richmond, Va.", The New York Times, New York, NY, 18 October 1940. Retrieved on 26 May 2020.
