Thomas Frederick Davies (father)
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Right Reverend Thomas Frederick Davies, Sr. |
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| III Bishop of Michigan | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Michigan |
| Predecessor | Samuel Smith Harris |
| Successor | Charles D. Williams |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | Deacon in 1856, priest in 1857 |
| Consecration | 1889 |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
August 31, 1831 Fairfield, Connecticut |
| Died | November 9, 1905 (aged 74) Detroit, Michigan |
| Spouse | Mary L. Hackstaff |
| Children | Anna Hackstaff, Marion Sanford, Thomas Frederick Davies, Jr. |
| Alma mater | Hopkins Grammar School, Yale University, Berkeley Divinity School, University of Pennsylvania, Hobart College |
Thomas Frederick Davies, Sr. (August 31, 1831 - November 9, 1905) was the third bishop of the Diocese of Michigan in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.
Davies was born in Fairfield, Connecticut on August 31, 1831 to Thomas Frederick and Julia Sanford Davies. He was of Welsh descent and raised in Fairfield. Davies prepared for college at Hopkins Grammar School in New Haven, Connecticut. He entered Yale University in 1849, where he was close friends with George Shiras, Jr. and Andrew Dickson White, and graduated in 1853. He studied at Berkeley Divinity School under Bishop John Williams. Davies lived with Bishop Williams for six years, became his secretary, and remained close friends until the death of Bishop Williams. In 1871, he received a Doctor of Divinity from the University of Pennsylvania; a Legum Doctor from Hobart College in 1889; and a Legum Doctor from Yale University in 1893. Davies married his wife, Mary L. Hackstaff, on April 29, 1862.
He died of pneumonia at his home in Detroit on November 9, 1905 (aged 74). He was survived by his wife and his children, Anna Hackstaff, Marion Sanford, and Thomas Frederick Davies, Jr. - who was serving as rector of All Saints' Episcopal Church in Worcester, Massachusetts and would go on to become the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts. He was buried at Christ Church Detroit on November 13, 1905.
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