Samuel Cook Edsall

Samuel Cook Edsall (February 15, 1860 – February 17, 1917) was a bishop of North Dakota and Minnesota in The Episcopal Church.

The Right Reverend

Samuel Cook Edsall

D.D.
Bishop of Minnesota
1899 photo of Samuel Cook Edsall with his signature
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseMinnesota
ElectedMay 1901
In office1901-1917
PredecessorHenry Benjamin Whipple
SuccessorFrank Arthur McElwain
Orders
OrdinationJune 2, 1889
by William Edward McLaren
ConsecrationJanuary 25, 1899
by William Edward McLaren
Personal details
Born(1860-02-15)February 15, 1860
Dixon, Illinois, United States
DiedFebruary 17, 1917(1917-02-17) (aged 57)
Rochester, Minnesota, United States[1]
BuriedOakwood Cemetery, Dixon
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames K. Edsall & Caroline Florella More
Spouse
Grace Harmon
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(m. 1883)​
Previous postBishop of North Dakota (1899-1901)
Alma materRacine College

Biography

The son of James K. Edsall, Illinois Attorney General, and Caroline Florella More, Edsall graduated from Racine College, and after admission to the bar in 1882, initially followed his father's career, practicing law in Chicago.

However, Edsall became increasingly drawn to spiritual matters. He attended Western Theological Seminary, was ordained deacon on December 23, 1888, and priest on June 2, 1889 by Bishop William Edward McLaren. He served as rector of St. Peter's church in Chicago for a decade.

The 1898 General Convention chose Edsall as the Missionary Bishop of North Dakota and he was consecrated in Chicago on January 25, 1899.[2]

In May 1901, he was elected Bishop of Minnesota, and upon the death of bishop Henry Whipple, he succeeded as diocesan. He was installed on October 3, 1901. He then moved to Minneapolis and made it the new headquarters of the Diocese of Minnesota.[3] He served 16 years, dying in office and succeeded by his suffragan, Frank McElwain.

  1. The Living Church Annual and Churchman's Almanac. Milwaukee: Morehouse Publishing. 1918. p. 80.
  2. The Living Church Annual and Churchman's Almanac. Morehouse Publishing. 1917. p. 74.
  3. "Episcopal Church. Diocese of Minnesota". Social Networks and Archival Context. U.S. National Archives and Records Administration.
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