Thomas Underwood Dudley
| The Right Reverend Thomas Underwood Dudley | |
|---|---|
| II Bishop of Kentucky | |
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| Province |
The Episcopal Church  |
| Diocese | Kentucky |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
September 26, 1837 Richmond, Virginia |
| Died |
January 22, 1904 New York City |
| Buried | Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, Kentucky |
Thomas Underwood Dudley was the second Bishop of Kentucky in The Episcopal Church.
Dudley was born in Richmond, Virginia on September 26, 1837. He graduated from the University of Virginia, where he taught Latin until the American Civil War. He served in the Confederate States Army through the war, attaining the rank of Major.[1]
After the war, he studied at the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria and became a priest. He was rector of Christ Church, Baltimore. He was consecrated as the Assistant Bishop of Kentucky on January 27, 1875, and succeeded as Bishop of the Diocese in 1884 following the death of Bishop Benjamin Bosworth Smith.[1] At his death in 1904, Dudley was chairman of the House of Bishops and chancellor of Sewanee: The University of the South.[1]
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- 1 2 3 "Bishop T. U. Dudley Dies Suddenly in this City: came from Kentucky to attend funeral of his mother-in-law, Mrs. Aldrich". New York Times. January 23, 1904. Retrieved May 16, 2014.
| Episcopal Church (USA) titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Benjamin Bosworth Smith |
2nd Bishop of Kentucky 1884-1904 (Coadjutor Bishop, 1875-1884) |
Succeeded by Charles E. Woodcock |