John Poyntz Tyler
| Right Rev. John Poyntz TylerD.D., L.L.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of North Dakota | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | North Dakota |
| In office | 1876-1902 |
| Predecessor | Cameron D. Mann |
| Successor | Frederick B. Bartlett |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1888 by Francis McNeece Whittle |
| Consecration | 1914 by Daniel S. Tuttle, George William Peterkin, Alfred Magill Randolph |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 15, 1862 Westmoreland County, Virginia |
| Died | June 27, 1931 Fargo, North Dakota |
| Previous post | Archdeacon of Virginia Archdeacon of Cumberland |
John Poyntz Tyler (June 15, 1862 – June 27, 1931), described “as a great preacher and pastor to people” was the fourth Episcopal Bishop of North Dakota and served from 1914 until weeks before his death.
Born to privilege on Virginia's Northern Neck in Westmoreland County, Virginia, John Poyntz Tyler was the son of Jane T. (Blake) Tyler and Dr. Wat H. Tyler, M.D. Dr. Tyler was the nephew of President John Tyler; the Tylers were among the First Families of Virginia. John Ponytz Tyler was raised in historic Cople Parish, as was John Brockenbrough Newton, who likewise became an Episcopal bishop but stayed in Virginia.
Tyler graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary in 1888, and later received a doctorate in divinity (1914). He married Ada Rodrick in 1890 and they had six children: Mary, Jane, Blake, Ada Rodrick, Wat Henry, and John Poyntz (author Poyntz Tyler).
After being ordained a deacon at Prince Edward Parish Church, Tyler was assigned to historic Westover Church, Charles City, a position he held until 1891 (having been consecrated as priest in 1889). In 1891, Tyler became rector at Christ Church, Millwood which had been built in the 1840s to serve the growing congregation of the historic Old Chapel (established in 1702 as the first Episcopal house of worship west of the Blue Ridge and home parish of Virginia's third bishop, Rt. Rev. William Meade), where he served until 1895. Somehow, Tyler also managed to coordinate the renovation of the most historic church in his original home Cople Parish (founded 1664), Yeocomico Church (still the fourth oldest complete church in the state). Cople parish also included historic Nomini Church (established 1653, and by then rarely used, as well as St. James’ Church at Tidwells on the Potomac River as well as a chapel and rectory in Hague.).
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