John Henry Hobart
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The Right Reverend John Henry Hobart |
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| 3rd Bishop of New York | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | New York |
| Predecessor | Benjamin Moore |
| Successor | Benjamin T. Onderdonk |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1798 (deacon) 1800 (priest) by William White |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 14, 1775 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Died | September 12, 1830 (aged 54) Auburn, New York |
| Denomination | Episcopalianism |
| Alma mater | College of New Jersey |
| Sainthood | |
| Feast day | September 12 |
John Henry Hobart (September 14, 1775 – September 12, 1830) was the third Episcopal bishop of New York (1816–1830). He vigorously promoted the extension of the Episcopal Church in Central and Western New York. He founded the General Theological Seminary in New York City and Geneva College, later renamed Hobart Free College in 1852 after him, in Geneva, in the Finger Lakes area of upstate New York.
John Henry Hobart was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Sept. 14, 1775; the son of Capt. Enoch and Hannah (Pratt) Hobart. His grandfather John Hobart had moved from Hingham, Massachusetts to Philadelphia, where he married a Swedish woman and became a member of the Anglican Church. His great-grandfather Peter Hobart was a graduate of the University of Cambridge, England, 1629, and teacher and pastor in Suffolk; he emigrated to America in 1635.
Captain Hobart died when the future bishop was an infant, and was buried in the family tomb at Christ Church Burial Ground. At age nine, John was a pupil in the Episcopal Academy. He studied classics under professor John Andrews, 1785–90, and followed when his mentor became vice-provost of the University of Pennsylvania, which Hobart attended, 1790-91. He transferred to the junior class of the College of New Jersey (Princeton) and graduated, A.B., 1793, A.M., 1796. Hobart worked as a tutor at Princeton, 1797–98, while pursuing his studies in theology under the direction of Bishop William White.
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