George Biller Jr.

The Right Reverend George Biller Jr. D.D.
Bishop of South Dakota
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	South Dakota
Elected	April 11, 1912
In office	1912–1915
Predecessor	Frederick Foote Johnson
Successor	Hugh L. Burleson
Orders
Ordination	December 21, 1898 by Francis Key Brooke
Consecration	September 18, 1912 by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	(1874-02-25)February 25, 1874 London, England
Died	October 22, 1915(1915-10-22) (aged 41)
Buried	Woodlawn Cemetery, Sioux Falls, South Dakota
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	George Biller & Clara E. Smith
Spouse	Edna Peninger ​ (m. 1903)​
Alma mater	Berkeley Divinity School

George Biller Jr. (February 25, 1874 – October 22, 1915) was Missionary Bishop of the Episcopal diocese of South Dakota, serving from 1912 to 1915.

Early life and education

Biller was born in London, England on February 25, 1874, to George Biller and Clara E. Smith. In 1887, he emigrated to the United States. He was educated at St Austin's School in New York City, and then at the Berkeley Divinity School, from where he graduated in 1898.

Ordained ministry

Biller was ordained deacon on June 5, 1898, by Bishop Thomas A. Starkey of Newark. He at once left to minister in the Oklahoma territory, and was ordained priest on December 21, 1898, by Bishop Francis Key Brooke of Oklahoma. While in Oklahoma, he was also chaplain at All Saints' Hospital in McAlester, Oklahoma. He remained in Oklahoma for five years, until 1903, when he became vicar of the Church of the Incarnation in New York City. In 1908, he became vicar of Calvary Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, while in 1909, when the church became a cathedral, he was installed as its first dean.

Bishop

On April 11, 1912, Biller was elected Missionary Bishop of South Dakota on the third ballot, and was consecrated on September 18, 1912, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He died suddenly a few years later on October 22, 1915.

References

• The Living Church Annual, 1916, p. 652.