Thomas M. Clark

Thomas March Clark (July 4, 1812 – September 7, 1903) was an American Episcopal prelate who served as Bishop of Rhode Island between 1854-1903 and Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church between 1899-1903.

The Most Reverend Thomas March Clark
12th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church
Church	Episcopal Church
In office	1899-1903
Predecessor	John Williams
Successor	Daniel S. Tuttle
Other posts	Bishop of Rhode Island (1854-1903)
Orders
Ordination	November 6, 1836 by Alexander Viets Griswold
Consecration	December 6, 1854 by Thomas Church Brownell
Personal details
Born	July 4, 1812 Newburyport, Massachusetts, United States
Died	September 7, 1903 (aged 91) Newport, Rhode Island, United States
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Thomas March Clark & Rebecca Wheelwright
Spouse	Caroline Howard

Biography

He was born at Newburyport, Mass.; graduated at Yale in 1831; studied theology at Princeton, and was licensed to preach as a Presbyterian in 1835. He became an Episcopalian in the following year, and was rector of Grace Church, Boston, for seven years, afterward holding charges in Philadelphia, Hartford, and Providence. In 1854 he was consecrated Bishop of Rhode Island, and in 1899, on the death of Bishop John Williams, of Connecticut, became Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal church in America. His Reminiscences appeared in 1895; among his other works are Early Discipline and Culture (1852), and Primary Truths of Religion (1869). He died at age 91.

See also

• List of presiding bishops of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America
• List of Episcopal bishops of the United States
• Historical list of the Episcopal bishops of the United States

References

• This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Peck, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead. Missing or empty |title= (help)

External links

• Documents by and about Clark from Project Canterbury
• Works by Thomas M. Clark at Project Gutenberg
• Works by Thomas M. Clark at Faded Page (Canada)
• Works by or about Thomas M. Clark at Internet Archive