John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw
John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw (June 13, 1792 – July 20, 1852) was the fourth Bishop of Rhode Island in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first to hold that position alone.
The Right Reverend John Prentiss Kewley Henshaw | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Rhode Island | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Rhode Island |
| In office | 1843–1852 |
| Predecessor | Alexander Viets Griswold |
| Successor | Thomas M. Clark |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | June 13, 1816 by John Henry Hobart |
| Consecration | August 11, 1843 by Thomas Church Brownell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 13, 1792 Middletown, Connecticut, United States |
| Died | July 20, 1852 (aged 60) Frederick, Maryland, United States |
| Buried | Grace Church (Providence, Rhode Island) |
| Nationality | American |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Daniel Henshaw & Sarah Esther Prentiss |
| Spouse | Mary Gorham |
| Children | 8 |
| Signature | |
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