Henry Bond Restarick

Henry Bond Restarick (December 26, 1854 – December 8, 1933) was the first American bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Hawaii.

The Right Reverend

Henry Bond Restarick

D.D.
Bishop of Hawaii
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseHawaii
ElectedApril 17, 1902
In office1902-1920
PredecessorAlfred Willis
SuccessorJohn Dominique LaMothe
Orders
OrdinationJune 1882
by William Stevens Perry
ConsecrationJuly 2, 1902
by William Ford Nichols
Personal details
Born(1854-12-26)December 26, 1854
Somerset, England
DiedDecember 8, 1933(1933-12-08) (aged 78)
Honolulu, Hawaii, United States
BuriedO'ahu Cemetery, Honolulu
NationalityEnglish
DenominationAnglican
ParentsEdwin Restarick & Amelia Riall Webb

Biography

He was born in Somerset, England, the son of Edwin Restarick and Amelia Riall Webb. He was educated at King James Collegiate School in Bridgwater, England, after which, in 1872, he emigrated to the United States. he worked as a farm hand and then a country school teacher, before studying at Griswold College in Davenport, Iowa, from where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1882. He was ordained deacon in 1881 and priest in 1882.[1] In 1881, he was appointed curate of Trinity Church in Muscatine, Iowa, while in 1882, he became rector of St Paul's Church in San Diego, California, where he remained till 1902.[2]

He was elected Bishop of Hawaii on April 17, 1902, and was consecrated on July 2, 1902 by the Bishop of California William Ford Nichols. He resigned on October 27, 1920. He was also editor of the Hawaiian Church Chronicle, trustee and president of the Hawaiian Historical Society, and president of the Library of Hawaii, a post which he held from 1927 to 1931.[3]

References
  1. Loetscher, L. A. (1977). The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge, p. 495. Baker, Grand Rapids, MI. ISBN 0801079470.
  2. Leonard, J. W. (1907). "Ordinations". Men of America: A Biographical Dictionary of Contemporaries. 1: 1865.
  3. "Dr. Restarick dead; ex-Bishop of Hawaii". New York Times. 9 December 1933. p. 15.
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