George Craig Stewart
George Craig Stewart (August 18, 1879 - May 2, 1940) was the seventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago from 1930 to 1940. (The sixth Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago, Sheldon Munson Griswold (1861-1930), served for only a few months in 1930.)
The Right Reverend George Craig Stewart S.T.D., D.D., L.H.D. | |
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| Bishop of Chicago | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Chicago |
| Elected | May 13, 1930 |
| In office | 1930–1940 |
| Predecessor | Sheldon Munson Griswold |
| Successor | Wallace E. Conkling |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 21, 1903 by Charles P. Anderson |
| Consecration | June 18, 1930 by James De Wolf Perry |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 2, 1879 Saginaw, Michigan, United States |
| Died | May 2, 1940 (aged 60) Chicago, Illinois, United States |
| Buried | St Luke's Church in Evanston, Illinois |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican (prev. Presbyterian) |
| Parents | George Forbes Stewart & Katherine Craig |
| Spouse | Mary Gertrude Clyde |
| Children | 3 |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Chicago (1930) |
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