Samuel Smith Harris

Samuel Smith Harris
The Right Reverend; Samuel Smith Harris; D.D., LL.D.
	Bishop of Michigan
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Michigan
In office	1879-1888
Predecessor	Samuel A. McCoskry
Successor	Thomas Frederick Davies Sr.
Orders
Consecration	17 September 1879
Personal details
Born	September 14, 1841; Autauga County, Alabama, United States
Died	August 21, 1888 (aged 46); London, England
Buried	Elmwood Cemetery (Detroit, Michigan)
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Spouse	Mary Gindrat Pickett
Children	7
Alma mater	University of Alabama

Samuel Smith Harris (14 September 1841 - 21 August 1888) was the second bishop of the Diocese of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

Biography

Harris was born on September 14, 1841 in Autauga County, Alabama. He graduated in law from the University of Alabama in 1859. Later he enlisted in the 3rd Regiment Alabama Infantry in 1861. On December 19, the same year, Harris married Mary Gindrat Pickett with whom he had seven children. After the war he left for New York to practice supreme law. He also commenced his studies in theology after which he was ordained priest. He served i several churches in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana and Illinois. He graduated with a Doctor of Divinity in 1874 from the College of William & Mary and his LL.D. from the University of Alabama in 1879.

Episcopacy

In 1879 Harris was elected Bishop of Michigan. He was consecrated on September 17, 1879 in St Paul's Cathedral in Detroit. He served as the first editor of The Living Church and wrote several books, including The Dignity of Man, Christianity and Civil Society, Thoughts on Life, Death, and Immortality, and Shelton, a novel.[1]

Death

In 1888 he traveled to England to preach in Winchester Cathedral. Whilst there he suffered a stroke and died a few days later on 21 August 1888. His funeral took place in Winchester Cathedral and presided by Edward White Benson Primate of All England and Archbishop of Canterbury. His body was brought back to Detroit and buried in Woodmere Cemetery in Detroit, however he was exhumed and transferred to Elmwood Cemetery in 1900.

References

Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1902). Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life. Chicago: American Publishers Association.

External links

Works by or about Samuel Smith Harris at Internet Archive

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by Samuel A. McCoskry	2nd Bishop of Michigan 1879 – 1888	Succeeded by Thomas Frederick Davies Sr.

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[1] Herringshaw, Thomas William, ed. (1902). Accurate and Succinct Biographies of Famous Men and Women in All Walks of Life. Chicago: American Publishers Association.