Abram Newkirk Littlejohn Explained

Type:Bishop
Honorific Prefix:The Right Reverend
Abram Newkirk Littlejohn
Bishop of Long Island
Church:Episcopal Church
Diocese:Long Island
Elected:November 19, 1868
Term:1869–1901
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Successor:Frederick Burgess
Ordination:June 12, 1849
Ordained By:Thomas Church Brownell
Consecration:January 27, 1869
Consecrated By:Horatio Potter
Birth Date:13 December 1824
Birth Place:Florida, Montgomery County, New York, United States
Death Place:Williamstown, Massachusetts, United States
Buried:All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck, New York
Parents:John Littlejohn & Eleanor Newkirk
Spouse:Jane Matilda Armstrong
Children:3
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Abram Newkirk Littlejohn (December 13, 1824 – August 3, 1901) was the first bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island.

Biography

He was born in Florida, Montgomery County, New York and graduated from Union College, Schenectady in 1845.[1] Littlejohn was ordained deacon on March 19, 1848, by William Heathcote DeLancey, and to the priesthood by Thomas Church Brownell on June 12, 1849. As a priest, his first parish was Christ Church (now Christ Church Cathedral), Springfield, MA. In 1868, he was elected Bishop of Central New York, but declined. He was consecrated Bishop of Long Island on January 27, 1869, and served in charge of the American Episcopal churches in Europe from 1874. In 1895, Littlejohn was among others officiating at the wedding of Consuelo Vanderbilt to the Duke of Marlborough at St. Thomas Church, Fifth Avenue.[2]

He died in Williamstown, Massachusetts on August 3, 1901, and was buried at All Saints Cemetery in Great Neck, New York.[3]

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Notes and References

  1. Book: The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans . VI . Rossiter . Johnson . John Howard . Brown . The Biographical Society . Boston . . 1904 . 2022-05-06 . Internet Archive.
  2. Book: Wiener Salonblatt . Vienna . November 10, 1895 . 5 . de.
  3. News: Rev. Dr. Littlejohn Dead . . North Adams, Massachusetts . 8 . 1901-08-05 . 2022-05-06 . Newspapers.com.