- John Henry Hobart Brown
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name = John Henry Hobart Brown
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bishop_of = 1st Bishop of Fond du Lac
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province = The Episcopal Church
diocese = Fond du Lac
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enthroned = 1875
ended = 1888
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successor =Charles Chapman Grafton
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consecration =15 December 1875
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birth_date =1 January 1831
birthplace =New York City
death_date =2 May 1888 (age 57)
deathplace =Fond du Lac, Wisconsin
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John Henry Hobart Brown (b.
January 1 ,1831 inNew York City - d.May 2 ,1888 inFond du Lac, Wisconsin ) was the first Bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac in The Episcopal Church.He was ordained to the diaconate and priesthood by Bishop
Jonathan Mayhew Wainwright after studies at theGeneral Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church.Brown was
consecrated first bishop of theEpiscopal Diocese of Fond du Lac onDecember 15 ,1875 atCohoes, New York .ee also
* List of Succession of Bishops for the Episcopal Church, USA
References
* "A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate", by Hermon Griswold Batterson
* "The Episcopate in America", by William Stevens PerryExternal links
* [http://anglicanhistory.org/usa/jhhbrown/index.html Documents by Brown] from Project Canterbury
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