Edwin Gardner Weed

Edwin Gardner Weed
The Right Reverend; Edwin Gardner Weed; D.D., S.T.D.
	Bishop of Florida
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Florida
Elected	April 2, 1886
In office	1886-1924
Predecessor	John F. Young
Successor	Frank Juhan
Orders
Ordination	August 29, 1871; by John W. Beckwith
Consecration	August 11, 1886; by Charles Todd Quintard
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1846; Savannah, Georgia, United States
Died	January 18, 1924 (aged 77); Jacksonville, Florida, United States
Buried	Evergreen Cemetery (Jacksonville, Florida)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Henry Davis Weed & Sarah Richards Dunning
Spouse	Julia Anna McKinne Foster
Children	6
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Edwin Gardner Weed (July 23, 1846 – January 18, 1924) was the third Bishop of Florida in The Episcopal Church from 1886 till 1924.[1]

Early life and education

Weed was born on July 23, 1846 in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Henry Davis Weed and Sarah Richards Dunning. He was educated at the University of Georgia between 1862 and 1864. He also studied at the General Theological Seminary and graduated in 1870. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology by Racine College and a Doctor of Divinity from the University of the South. On April 23, 1874 he married Julia Anna McKinne Foster, the daughter of Representative Thomas Flournoy Foster.[2]

Ordained ministry

Weed was ordained deacon on August 24, 1870 and priest on August 29, 1871, on both occasions by Bishop John W. Beckwith of Georgia. He then served as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Summerville, Georgia, the only parish where he served. He retained the post till his election as bishop in 1886.[3][4]

Episcopacy

In 1886, Weed was elected as the third Bishop of Florida, and was consecrated on August 11, 1886 by Bishop Charles Todd Quintard of Tennessee.[5] He retained the post till his death in 1924.

References

Bessette, Leni; Stanton Warren, Louise (June 11, 2005). "FROM OUR PAST: Episcopal Bishop Weed was circuit rider too". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 13, 2015.
"Weed, Edwin Gardner". Who Was Who in America. 1: 1003. 1968.
White, J. T. (1899). "Weed, Edwin Gardner". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: 74.
"The Rt Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D.D.". Semi-centennial of the Diocese of Florida, Held in Tallahassee, January 18 and 19, 1888: 3. 1889.
"The Rt Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D.D., S.T.D.". The Living Church Annual: 87. 1886.

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[1] Bessette, Leni; Stanton Warren, Louise (June 11, 2005). "FROM OUR PAST: Episcopal Bishop Weed was circuit rider too". The Florida Times-Union. Retrieved January 13, 2015.

[2] "Weed, Edwin Gardner". Who Was Who in America. 1: 1003. 1968.

[3] White, J. T. (1899). "Weed, Edwin Gardner". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: 74.

[4] "The Rt Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D.D.". Semi-centennial of the Diocese of Florida, Held in Tallahassee, January 18 and 19, 1888: 3. 1889.

[5] "The Rt Rev. Edwin Gardner Weed, D.D., S.T.D.". The Living Church Annual: 87. 1886.