John Henry Hobart Brown

The Right Reverend John Henry Hobart Brown' (b. January 1, 1831 in New York City - d. May 2, 1888 in Fond du Lac, Wisconsin) was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in The Episcopal Church.

He was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood by Bishop Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright after studies at the General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church.

Brown was consecrated first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Fond du Lac on December 15, 1875 at Cohoes, New York.

See also

• List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA

References

• A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate, by Hermon Griswold Batterson
• The Episcopate in America, by William Stevens Perry

External links

• Documents by Brown from Project Canterbury