Abiel Leonard
Appearance
The Right Reverend Abiel Leonard | |
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Bishop of Utah and Nevada | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
In office | 1888-1903 |
Predecessor | Daniel S. Tuttle |
Successor | Franklin Spencer Spalding |
Personal details | |
Born | |
Died | December 3, 1903 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 55)
Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Abiel Leonard & Jeanette Reeves |
Spouse |
Flora Terry Thompson
(m. 1875) |
Signature |
Abiel Leonard (June 26, 1848 – December 3, 1903) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, serving from 1888 to 1903. He was succeeded by Franklin Spencer Spalding.
Biography
Abiel Leonard was born in Fayette, Missouri on June 26, 1848.[1]
He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Dartmouth College, and the General Theological Seminary.[1]
He married Flora Terry Thompson on October 21, 1875 and they had five children.[1]
Abiel Leonard died from typhoid fever in Salt Lake City on December 3, 1903.[2][3]
References
- ^ a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. p. 87. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Death List of a Day". The New York Times. December 4, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bishop Leonard Gone From Life". Salt Lake Daily Herald. December 3, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
Categories:
- 1848 births
- 1903 deaths
- Bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
- 20th-century Anglican bishops
- Dartmouth College alumni
- 19th-century Anglican bishops
- People from Fayette, Missouri
- General Theological Seminary alumni
- Washington University in St. Louis alumni
- American Anglican bishop stubs