William Edward Toll

William Edward Toll
Suffragan Bishop of Chicago
Church Episcopal Church in the United States of America
See Episcopal Diocese of Chicago
In office 1911 — 1915
Successor Sheldon Munson Griswold
Personal details
Born (1843-11-29)November 29, 1843
Bedford, England
Died June 27, 1915(1915-06-27) (aged 71)
Chicago

The Right Reverend William Edward Toll (November 29, 1843 – June 27, 1915) was Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.[1][2]

Biography

William Edward Toll was born in Bedford, England on 29 November 1843, the son of John and Mary Toll,[3] and christened at St Peter's Church, Bedford on 31 December 1843.[4] He was educated at Bedford Modern School.[5]

Toll emigrated to the United States at the age of 21.[6] He was ordained in 1871 and initially served as curate in the Grace Episcopal church until called to a pastorate in Cleveland, Ohio.[6] In 1874 he was again transferred to the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago and became the Rector of St Peter’s Church at Sycamore where he remained for eight years.[6] He later became Rector of the Christ Episcopal Church at Waukeegan following which he was made Archdeacon of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago.[6]

Toll was consecrated on 27 December 1911 as the Suffragan Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Chicago becoming the third Suffragan Bishop in the United States the others being the Suffragan Bishops of New York City and Philadelphia.[7]

Toll died of a heart attack on 27 June 1915 when ascending steps at a train station.[8] He was survived by a wife, two daughters and a son.[8] There are photographic portraits of Toll at the National Portrait Gallery, London.[9]

References

  1. ↑ "The Churchman's Year Book & American Church Almanac". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  2. ↑ "Journal of the ... Annual Convention, Diocese of Chicago". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  3. ↑ England, Births and Christenings, 1538-1975
  4. ↑ Ancestry.com. England, Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975 (Database online). Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2014
  5. ↑ School of the Black and Red, by Andrew Underwood (1981)
  6. 1 2 3 4 "True Republican 30 June 1915 — Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  7. ↑ "The Gazette Times - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  8. 1 2 "The Evening News - Google News Archive Search". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
  9. ↑ "National Portrait Gallery - Portrait - NPG x159547; William Edward Toll". Retrieved 15 January 2015.
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