Arthur C. Thomson

Arthur Conover Thomson (April 16, 1871 - December 16, 1946) was an American prelate who served as the third Bishop of Southern Virginia between 1930 and 1937.

The Right Reverend

Arthur Conover Thomson

D.D.
Bishop of Southern Virginia
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouthern Virginia
In office1930-1937
PredecessorBeverley D. Tucker
SuccessorWilliam A. Brown
Orders
OrdinationApril 25, 1895
by Francis McNeece Whittle
ConsecrationSeptember 27, 1917
by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born(1871-04-16)April 16, 1871
Fredericksburg, Virginia, United States
DiedDecember 16, 1946(1946-12-16) (aged 75)
Miami, Florida, United States
BuriedPortsmouth, Virginia
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsElliot Heber Thomson & Jeanette Risdelle Conover
SpouseMary Grayson Fitzhugh
Previous postSuffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia (1917-1919)
Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia (1919-1930)

Early Life and Education

Thomson was born on April 16, 1871 in Fredericksburg, Virginia, the son of the Reverend Elliot Heber Thomson and Jeanette Risdelle Conover. His father served as Archdeacon of Shanghai in China, and spent over 43 years on the mission field there. Hence, Thomson spent much of his childhood in China before attending Cheltenham Academy in Philadelphia. He studied at the University of Pennsylvania between 1887 and 1890 and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1890. He the studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary and graduated in 1893. That same year he married Mary Grayson Fitzhugh. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1915 by the Virginia Theological Seminary.[1]

Ordained Ministry

In June 1893, Thomson was ordained deacon and became rector of South Farnham Parish in Tappahannock, Virginia. On April 25, 1895 he was ordained a priest by Bishop Francis McNeece Whittle of Virginia in St George's Church, Fredericksburg, Virginia. In 1895 he became rector of the Church of the Resurrection in Cincinnati, Ohio. He then served as rector of Trinity Church in Portsmouth, Virginia between 1899 and 1917.[2]

Bishop

Thomson was elected Suffragan Bishop of Southern Virginia in 1917 and was consecrated on September 27, 1917 by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle in Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Virginia. On May 26, 1919 he was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Southern Virginia while on January 17, 1930, he succeeded as diocesan Bishop of Southern Virginia. He retained the post till his retirement on October 9, 1937. After retirement he served as assistant to the bishop of South Florida.

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References
  1. "Bishop Thomson dies". The Living Church. 113 (26): 3. 29 December 1946.
  2. White, J. T. (1930). "Arthur Conover Thomson". The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography: Current volume, Volume 1. 1: 72.
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