Leighton Coleman

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Rt. Rev. Leighton Coleman, S.T.D., LL.D. (1837-1907) was an American clergyman of the Episcopal Church. He was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and graduated at the General Theological Seminary (New York City).

He served his religion in a variety of positions and at different places. He was rector of churches in Bustleton, Pa., Wilmington, Del., Mauch Chunk, Pa., Toledo, Ohio, and Sayre, Pa. He lived in England from 1879 to 1887.

His publications include:

  • A History of the Lehigh Valley (1872)
  • The Church in America (1895)
  • A History of the Church in the United States (1901, in the "Oxford Church Text Series")