William Hampton Brady
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The Right Reverend William Hampton Brady |
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| V Bishop of Fond du Lac | |
| Province | The Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Fond du Lac |
| See | Cathedral Church of St. Paul the Apostle, Fond du Lac |
| Installed | 1957 |
| Term ended | 1980 |
| Predecessor | Harwood Sturtevant |
| Successor | William Louis Stevens |
| Orders | |
| Consecration | February 24, 1953 |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 7, 1912 Aquasco, Maryland |
| Died | December 23, 1996 Fond du Lac, Wisconsin |
| Denomination | Episcopalian |
| Alma mater | General Theological Seminary, New York |
William Hampton Brady (September 7, 1912 – December 23, 1996) was a bishop in the American Episcopal Church.
Born in Aquasco, Maryland on September 7, 1912, Brady graduated from the University of Maryland in 1935. He then attended the General Theological Seminary, New York, graduating in 1938. He was married to Margaret and they had four children, Mary Margaret, Anne, William Jr. and Bernard.
After ordination to the diaconate and priesthoood, Brady served as assistant at the Church of the Resurrection, New York for two years. He was then called to serve as Rector of St. Paul’s, Savannah, Georgia. Over the next eight years (1940–1948), he is credited with "dramatically reducing the financial indebtedness of the Parish" and also "persuaded the Vestry to purchase a rectory". In retirement, Brady and his wife, Margaret (who was reared in the parish) remained devoted friends of St. Paul’s. Brady served on the Executive Council and Standing Committee and was also a Deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Georgia.
Brady served as Rector of St. Paul’s, Alton, Illinois and Priest-in-Charge of St. Gabriel’s Mission, Wood River, Illinois from 1948 to 1953. Brady served on the Standing Committee and was also a Deputy to General Convention from the Diocese of Springfield.
Brady was elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Fond du Lac on November 11, 1952. His consecration took place February 24, 1953, where Bishop Harwood Sturtevant served as the Chief Consecrator. The diocese was basically a rural/town missionary diocese with 21 missions and 18 parishes. Bishop Brady served as Coadjutor for four years, during which time he lived in Stevens Point, Wisconsin since Bishop Sturtevant assigned him the parishes in the area then known as the Western Convocation in addition to all the missions of the diocese.
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