Robert Harper Clarkson
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Robert Harper Clarkson was an Episcopal bishop. He was born in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
. He was ordained deacon on June 18, 1848, and priest on January 5, 1851.
He married Meliora McPherson on May 18, 1849. They had two daughters, Mary and Nellie.
He arrived in Chicago with his new wife at the time of the 1849 Chicago cholera outbreak that killed 678 people. Although some other clergymen fled the city, he stayed and ministered to the sick and buried the dead, until he came down with cholera himself.
He was consecrated Missionary Bishop of Nebraska and Dakota on November 15, 1865.
Clarkson received a B.A. from Pennsylvania College in 1844 and a D.D. from Racine College
in 1857 while rector of St. James's Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois. He received an LL.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1872.
He helped establish the first Christian missions to the Ponca
Indians.
During his time as bishop, he was responsible for building fifty churches in his diocese, and a children's hospital and Trinity Cathedral in Omaha. This Late Gothic Revival cathedral was consecrated on November 15, 1883, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
in 1974.
Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
Gettysburg is a borough that is the county seat, part of the Gettysburg Battlefield, and the eponym for the 1863 Battle of Gettysburg. The town hosts visitors to the Gettysburg National Military Park and has 3 institutions of higher learning: Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettysburg College, and...
. He was ordained deacon on June 18, 1848, and priest on January 5, 1851.
He married Meliora McPherson on May 18, 1849. They had two daughters, Mary and Nellie.
He arrived in Chicago with his new wife at the time of the 1849 Chicago cholera outbreak that killed 678 people. Although some other clergymen fled the city, he stayed and ministered to the sick and buried the dead, until he came down with cholera himself.
He was consecrated Missionary Bishop of Nebraska and Dakota on November 15, 1865.
Clarkson received a B.A. from Pennsylvania College in 1844 and a D.D. from Racine College
Racine College
Racine College was an Episcopal college in Racine, Wisconsin, founded in 1852. The collegiate department closed in 1887, but the college continued to be used as a grammar school and a military school until it closed in 1933....
in 1857 while rector of St. James's Episcopal Church, Chicago, Illinois. He received an LL.D. from the University of Nebraska in 1872.
He helped establish the first Christian missions to the Ponca
Ponca
The Ponca are a Native American people of the Dhegihan branch of the Siouan-language group. There are two federally recognized Ponca tribes: the Ponca Tribe of Nebraska and the Ponca Tribe of Indians of Oklahoma...
Indians.
During his time as bishop, he was responsible for building fifty churches in his diocese, and a children's hospital and Trinity Cathedral in Omaha. This Late Gothic Revival cathedral was consecrated on November 15, 1883, and was added to the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
in 1974.
External links
- Documents by and about Clarkson from Project CanterburyProject CanterburyProject Canterbury is an online archive of material related to the history of Anglicanism. It was founded by Richard Mammana, Jr. in 1999, and is hosted by the non-profit Society of Archbishop Justus...