Thomas Atkinson (bishop)

The Right Reverend

Thomas Atkinson

S.T.D., LL.D.
Bishop of North Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseNorth Carolina
ElectedMay 28, 1853
In office1853–1881
PredecessorLevi Silliman Ives
SuccessorTheodore B. Lyman
Orders
OrdinationMay 7, 1837
by Richard Channing Moore
ConsecrationOctober 17, 1853
by 
Personal details
Born(1807-08-06)August 6, 1807
Dinwiddie County, Virginia, United States
DiedJanuary 4, 1881(1881-01-04) (aged 73)
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
BuriedSt. James Episcopal Church (Wilmington, North Carolina)
NationalityAmerican
DenominationAnglican
ParentsRobert Atkinson & Mary Tabb Mayo Atkinson
SpouseJosepha Gwinn Wilder
Children
  • Mary Mayo Atkinson
  • John Wilder Atkinson
  • Robert Atkinson
Alma materHampden-Sydney College

Thomas Atkinson (August 6, 1807 – January 4, 1881) was the third Episcopal Bishop of North Carolina.

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