James Bowen Funsten

James Bowen Funsten
The Right Reverend; James Bowen Funsten; D.D.
	Bishop of Idaho
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Idaho
In office	1899-1918
Predecessor	Ethelbert Talbot
Successor	Herman Page
Orders
Ordination	1883
Consecration	July 13, 1899; by Daniel S. Tuttle
Personal details
Born	July 23, 1856; Clarke County, Virginia, United States
Died	December 2, 1918 (aged 62); Boise, Idaho, United States
Buried	Hollywood Cemetery (Richmond, Virginia)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Oliver Ridgeway Funsten & Mary Bowen
Spouse	Ida Vivian Pratt
Children	4

James Bowen Funsten (July 23, 1856 - December 2, 1918) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Idaho, serving from 1898 to 1918.

Biography

He was born near Winchester, Virginia to Col. Oliver Ridgeway Funsten, and Mary Funsten (née Bowen).[1] He graduated from the Virginia Military Institute in 1875. He later graduated with a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Virginia in 1878 and practiced law afterwards. He also studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary from which he graduated in 1882. He was ordained deacon in 1882 and priest in 1883.

He was elected Bishop of Idaho in 1898 and was consecrated on July 13, 1899. On 25 May 1902 he and the Rev. Charles Deuel dedicated St. Michael's Cathedral with an overflowing crowd of 500 in attendance.[2] Six months later he founded St. Luke's Hospital inside a cottage with six beds.[3] Now known as St. Luke's Medical Center, it is the only Idaho-based, not-for-profit health system.[4]

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References

Hawley, James Henry (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 381. James Bowen Funsten.
"Our History". St.Michael's Episcopal Cathedral. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
www.handmadedesigns.com, Handmade Designs. "St Luke's Hospital | Idaho Architecture Project". idahoarchitectureproject.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.
"About St. Luke's". www.stlukesonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains, Volume 4 (1920), pp. 381–382

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[1] Hawley, James Henry (1920). History of Idaho: The Gem of the Mountains. S. J. Clarke publishing Company. p. 381. James Bowen Funsten.

[2] "Our History". St.Michael's Episcopal Cathedral. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

[3] www.handmadedesigns.com, Handmade Designs. "St Luke's Hospital | Idaho Architecture Project". idahoarchitectureproject.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.

[4] "About St. Luke's". www.stlukesonline.org. Retrieved 2018-01-26.