Abiel Leonard
The Right Reverend Abiel Leonard | |
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Bishop of Utah and Nevada | |
Church | Episcopal Church |
In office | 1888-1903 |
Predecessor | Daniel S. Tuttle |
Successor | Franklin Spencer Spalding |
Personal details | |
Born | Fayette, Missouri, United States | June 26, 1848
Died | December 3, 1903 Salt Lake City, Utah, United States | (aged 55)
Buried | Mount Olivet Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | Abiel Leonard & Jeanette Reeves |
Spouse | Flora Terry Thompson
(m. 1875) |
Signature |
Abiel Leonard (June 26, 1848 – December 3, 1903) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Utah, serving from 1888 to 1903. He was succeeded by Franklin Spencer Spalding.
Biography[]
Abiel Leonard was born in Fayette, Missouri on June 26, 1848.[1]
He attended Washington University in St. Louis, Dartmouth College, and the General Theological Seminary.[1]
He married Flora Terry Thompson on October 21, 1875, and they had five children.[1]
Abiel Leonard died from typhoid fever in Salt Lake City on December 3, 1903.[2][3]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. XII. James T. White & Company. 1904. p. 87. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Death List of a Day". The New York Times. December 4, 1903. p. 9. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Bishop Leonard Gone From Life". Salt Lake Daily Herald. December 3, 1903. p. 1. Retrieved August 13, 2020 – via Newspapers.com.
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- 1848 births
- 1903 deaths
- 20th-century Anglican bishops in the United States
- Dartmouth College alumni
- 19th-century Anglican bishops in the United States
- People from Fayette, Missouri
- General Theological Seminary alumni
- Washington University in St. Louis alumni
- Episcopal bishops of Utah
- Episcopal bishops of Nevada
- Episcopal bishops of Western Colorado
- American Anglican bishop stubs