John T. Dallas

John Thomson Dallas (April 15, 1880 – December 4, 1961) was the fifth Bishop of New Hampshire in the Episcopal Church from 1926 to 1948.[1][2]

The Right Reverend

John Thomson Dallas

D.D., LL.D.
Bishop of New Hampshire
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNew Hampshire
ElectedDecember 16, 1925
In office1926-1948
PredecessorEdward M. Parker
SuccessorCharles Francis Hall
Orders
OrdinationMay 13, 1909
by Chauncey B. Brewster
ConsecrationMay 4, 1926
by John Gardner Murray
Personal details
Born(1880-04-15)April 15, 1880
Waterbury, Connecticut, United States
DiedDecember 4, 1961(1961-12-04) (aged 81)
Concord, New Hampshire, United States
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsAlexander Dallas & Catherine Thomson

Biography

Dallas was born in Waterbury, Connecticut. He studied at Yale University from where he graduated in 1904 with a Bachelor of Arts. He commenced studies in the Union Theological Seminary and graduated in 1908. He was ordained deacon that same year and priest a year later. He also earned doctorate degrees from Dartmouth College, University of Vermont, University of New Hampshire and Berkeley Divinity School. After ordination he served as curate at St John's Church in Waterbury, Connecticut. Later he also served as chaplain and associate headmaster of Taft School. In 1920 he was also appointed as rector of St Thomas' Church in Hanover, New Hampshire. During WWI he did religious work in training camps. In 1925, he was transferred as vicar of St Paul's Cathedral in Boston. In 1925 he was elected and consecrated Bishop of New Hampshire in 1926. He retired in 1948.

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References
  1. "Bishop Dallas Dies". The Living Church. Morehouse-Gorham Company. 143 (25): 7. December 17, 1961. The Rt. Rev. John Thompson Dallas, Bishop of New Hampshire from 1926 until 1948, died in Concord, N.H., on December 4th, at the age of 81.
  2. Redmile, Robert David (2006). The Apostolic Succession and the Catholic Episcopate in the Christian Episcopal Church. Xulon Press. p. 126. ISBN 1600345166. ...consecrated 4 May 1926 as the Fifth Bishop of New Hampshire
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