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
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(m. 1871)​
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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.

Biography

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

  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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