Charles Scadding

Charles Scadding (November 25, 1861 – March 29, 1914) was a Canadian-born Episcopal cleric who served as the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregonfrom 1906 to 1914.[1]

Scadding was born in Toronto, Ontario in 1861. He attended Trinity College, graduating in 1885 and entering the priesthood in 1886. He served as rector in Christ Church in Middletown, New York, Trinity Church in Toledo, Ohio, and assistant rector at St. George's Episcopal Church in Manhattan. Scadding was also a lecturer for the London Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.[1]

In 1888, Scadding married Nellie Davy Donaldson. She died in 1894. In 1899, he married Mary R. Pomeroy.[1]

On September 29, 1906, Scadding was consecrated Bishop of Oregon.

Scadding died of pneumonia on March 29, 1914 in Portland, Oregon.[1]

References
  1. "Bishop Scadding Dies". New York Times. May 28, 1914. Retrieved 14 August 2019.
  • Joseph Gaston, Portland, Oregon, Its History and Builders (Portland, S.J. Clarke, 1911, Volume 2), p. 764.


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