Charles R. Hale (bishop)

Charles Reuben Hale (March 14, 1837 – December 25, 1900) was coadjutor bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Springfield from 1892 to 1900. He was commissioned as a chaplain in the United States Navy on March 10, 1863, and served in that capacity until his resignation on March 26, 1871.

Charles R. Hale
Born
Charles Reuben Hale

(1837-03-14)March 14, 1837
Lewistown, Pennsylvania
DiedDecember 25, 1900(1900-12-25) (aged 63)
Cairo, Illinois
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationClergyman
Spouse
Anna McKnight Twiggs
(m. 1871)
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Biography

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Charles R. Hale was born in Lewistown, Pennsylvania on March 14, 1837. He graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with an A.M. degree in 1858.[1]

He married Anna McKnight Twiggs on January 12, 1871.[1]

Charles Reuben Hale was consecrated on July 26, 1892 as Coadjutor Bishop of the Diocese of Springfield in the Episcopal Church.[2]

He died in Cairo, Illinois on December 25, 1900.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Johnson, Rossiter; Brown, John Howard, eds. (1904). The Twentieth Century Biographical Dictionary of Notable Americans. Vol. V. Boston: American Biographical Society. Retrieved April 4, 2022 – via Internet Archive.
  2. ^ The Living Church Annual 1944, pgs, 380-381
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