Alfred Lee (bishop)
Alfred Lee (September 9, 1807 – April 12, 1887) was an American Episcopal bishop. He was born in Cambridge, Massachusetts, graduated from Harvard in 1827, and after three years practicing law in New London, Connecticut, he studied for the ministry, graduating from the General Theological Seminary, New York, in 1837. He was rector of Calvary Church, in Rockdale, Pa., from 1838 to 1841, when he was chosen as the first Bishop of Delaware. In 1842 he also became rector of St. Andrew's, Wilmington. He was a member of the American Committee for the Revision of the New Testament (1881). In 1884 he succeeded Bishop Smith as presiding bishop of the Episcopal church.
The Most Reverend Alfred Lee | |
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| 10th Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Elected | May 31, 1884 |
| In office | 1884–1887 |
| Predecessor | Benjamin B. Smith |
| Successor | John Williams |
| Other post(s) | Bishop of Delaware (1841-1887) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 12, 1838 by Thomas Church Brownell |
| Consecration | October 12, 1841 by Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 9, 1807 Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States |
| Died | April 12, 1887 (aged 79) Wilmington, Delaware, United States |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Benjamin Lee & Elizabeth Leighton |
| Spouse | Julia White |
| Alma mater | Harvard University |
| Signature | |
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