G. Ashton Oldham

George Ashton Oldham (1877–1963) was the third Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Albany in the United States from 1929 to 1950, during the turbulent times of The Great Depression and World War II. He was also notable as the primary author of the catechism used in the Episcopal Church USA for decades until 1979. Now largely forgotten, Oldham was a major religious leader for several decades in the middle of the 20th and a serious candidate for presiding bishop.

Oldham grew up in Cleveland, Ohio, and attended Cornell University, where he was an active debater, and graduated with an A.B. in 1902. He served as a chaplain at Columbia University while in seminary in 1906. In 1908, he graduated from the General Theological Seminary with his bachelor's degree in divinity.

Oldham was married to Emily Pierrepont Gould (born March 24, 1884, died n.d.), of a very old and wealthy family. She was noted in the Social register of New York of 1914, amongst other years. She was the daughter of Mary Pierrepont Perry and James Henry Gould (1844-1896), and a direct descendant of James Pierpont, the founder of Yale University. Their society wedding was announced in the New York Tribune, which was set for January 14, 1915, to be officiated by Bishop Greer at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine. At the time, Oldham was rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church at Convent Ave. and W. 141st St. in New York City.

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