William B. W. Howe

For the railroad engineer and architect (son of the bishop) see W. B. W. Howe, Jr.

The Right Reverend

William Bell White Howe

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseSouth Carolina
ElectedMay 14, 1871
In office1871–1894
PredecessorThomas F. Davis
SuccessorEllison Capers
Orders
OrdinationJune 4, 1849
by Christopher Edwards Gadsden
ConsecrationOctober 8, 1871
by Benjamin B. Smith
Personal details
Born(1823-03-21)March 21, 1823
Claremont, New Hampshire, United States
DiedNovember 25, 1894(1894-11-25) (aged 71)
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
BuriedSt. Philip's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJames Blake Howe & Mary White
SpouseCatherine Gadsden Edwards (m. 1850)
Children5
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William Bell White Howe (March 31, 1823 – November 25, 1894)[1][2] was the sixth Bishop of South Carolina in the Episcopal Church.

Early Life and Education

Howe was born on March 31, 1823, in Claremont, New Hampshire, the son of the Reverend James Blake Howe and Mary White. He studied at the University of Vermont and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1844. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1871 and a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Columbia College in 1872.

Ordained Ministry

Howe was ordained deacon on April 9, 1847 and priest on June 4, 1849 by the Bishop of South Carolina Christopher Edwards Gadsden in Charleston, South Carolina, on both occasions. He served as rector of St John's Church in Berkley, South Carolina from 1848 till 1860. He married Catherine Gadsden Edwards on December 12, 1850. He then served as rector of St Philip's Church in Charleston, South Carolina between 1863 and 1871.[3]

Bishop

On May 14, 1971, Howe was elected Assistant Bishop of South Carolina on October 8, 1871 in St Paul's Church, Baltimore by Presiding Bishop Benjamin B. Smith. He succeeded as diocesan bishop upon the death of Bishop Davis in December 1871. He died in office in Charleston, South Carolina on November 25, 1894.

Family

Architect W. B. W. Howe, Jr. was his son.

References

  1. William Bell White Hove in General Catalogue of the University of Vermont and State Agricultural College, Burlington, Vermont, 1791-1900, Free Press Association, 1901. Page 77.
  2. Joseph Thomas, How, (William Bell White) in Universal Pronouncing Dictionary of Biography and Mythology, Volume 2, J. B. Lippincott Company, 1908
  3. "Bishop Howe's Paralytic Stroke" (PDF). The New York Times. May 25, 1892. Retrieved December 10, 2013.

See also

  • List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
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