William G. McDowell

William George McDowell Jr. (August 2, 1882 - March 20, 1938) was an American prelate who served as the fifth Bishop of Alabama from 1928 till his death in 1938.

The Right Reverend

William George McDowell

D.D.
Bishop of Alabama
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseAlabama
In office1928-1938
PredecessorCharles Minnigerode Beckwith
SuccessorCharles Carpenter
Orders
Ordination1909
by Alfred Magill Randolph
ConsecrationOctober 20, 1922
by Thomas F. Gailor
Personal details
Born(1882-08-02)August 2, 1882
Lexington, Virginia, United States
DiedMarch 20, 1938(1938-03-20) (aged 55)
Mobile, Alabama, United States
BuriedElmwood Cemetery (Birmingham, Alabama)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsWilliam George Mcdowell & Ruth Conway Prichard
SpouseMary Meade Phelps (m. May 25, 1915)
Children7
Previous postCoadjutor Bishop of Alabama (1922-1928)
Alma materWashington and Lee University

Early life and education

McDowell was born on August 2, 1882 in Lexington, Virginia, the son of William George Mcdowell and Ruth Conway Prichard. He graduated with a Bachelor of Arts from Washington and Lee University in 1902 before embarking for studies at the Virginia Theological Seminary from where he earned his Bachelor of Divinity in 1909. The Virginia seminary awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1922, while the University of the South and Washington and Lee University, each awarded him another one in 1923 respectively.

Ordained ministry

McDowell was ordained deacon by Bishop Beverley D. Tucker and priest by Bishop Alfred Magill Randolph in 1909. He then became rector Meherrin Parish, in Meherrin, Virginia and in 1913 became rector of Emmanuel Church in Staunton, Virginia. From 1918 till 191 he served as a first lieutenant chaplain in the US Army during WWI. Later, in 1919, he served as a student pastor at the Alabama Polytechnic Institute, where he remained till 1922.[1]

Bishop

In 1922, McDowell was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Alabama at a special convention at Carlowville, Alabama and was consecrated on October 20, 1922 by the Bishop of Tennessee Thomas F. Gailor. He then succeeded as diocesan bishop upon the death of Charles Minnigerode Beckwith in 1928. He died on March 20, 1938 of pneumonia contracted during an episcopal visitation to the southern part of the diocese.[2]

gollark: Well, Switchcraft has OC too.
gollark: Switchcraft is the ComputerCraft public server, by the way.
gollark: You wouldn't be able to see since it's red on red.
gollark: It's probably crashing.
gollark: dy

References
  1. Schwarz, J.C. (1935). "McDowell, William George". Who's who in the Clergy. 1: 770.
  2. "McDowell, William George D.D. (324)". The Living Church Annual: 62. 1939.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.