1. Horatio Potter, was an educator and the sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New York.
33 Facts About Horatio Potter
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Horatio Potter is scarcely mentioned in the biographies of his older brother Alonzo, Bishop of Pennsylvania, and of his nephew, Henry Codman Potter, his successor in the See of New York.
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Therefore, in 1812, he had his ten-year-old brother Horatio Potter move in with him and enroll in the Academy, which offered a better education than did the district schools in Beekman.
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Horatio Potter wanted a college education, and, with his brother Alonzo's help.
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Horatio Potter graduated in 1826 with a Bachelor of Arts degree.
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Horatio Potter was confirmed by Bishop John Henry Hobart at St Thomas' Church in New York and began studying for holy orders.
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Horatio Potter was ordained deacon on July 15,1827, and priest on December 14,1828.
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Horatio Potter served his several months diaconate at Trinity Church, Saco, Maine.
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On June 8,1847, Mrs Horatio Potter, "who had been the loved helpmeet of her husband in every good work," died.
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Horatio Potter left six children, five of them under twelve.
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In 1852, Horatio Potter took a holiday in Scotland, during which he met Mary Atchison Pollock, a forty-two-year-old Scottish lady.
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When she arrived in New York, Horatio Potter met her at the dock and escorted her to Trinity Church for their wedding.
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On February 27,1833, Horatio Potter accepted the rectorship of St Peter's Church, Albany, New York.
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Horatio Potter was instituted as rector on Saturday, May 11,1833.
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Horatio Potter soon "gained the respect and regard of all his parishioners," and "a high position" among the men of Albany.
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Horatio Potter remained as rector of St Peter's for twenty-one years until his election as provisional bishop of New York in 1854.
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On June 1,1835, the parish, having noticed Horatio Potter's impaired heath, the Vestry requested Horatio Potter to do whatever he thought best to restore his health.
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In 1837, Horatio Potter declined his election as president of Washington College, Hartford, Connecticut.
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On July 23,1843, Horatio Potter preached a sermon on The Stability of the Church, as Seen in Her History and in Her Principles.
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On Wednesday, November 22,1854, in Trinity Church, New York City, Horatio Potter was consecrated bishop.
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Horatio Potter "discharged the duties" of this office until three years and eight months before he died.
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On December 12,1860, Horatio Potter issued a pastoral letter addressed To the Clergy and Laity of the Diocese of New York.
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The next year, Horatio Potter obtained from the New York state legislature a charter for the cathedral.
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Horatio Potter was the first president of the board of trustees.
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Horatio Potter instituted the Community of St Mary on February 2,1865.
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On November 29,1879, the twenty-fifth anniversary of Horatio Potter's consecration was celebrated at New York's Academy of Music.
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Horatio Potter was given a testimonial in the form of a casket of gold, silver, and steel, modeled after the ancient Ark of the Covenant.
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On May 3,1883, in the Church of the Incarnation in New York City, Horatio Potter held his last service.
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Horatio Potter was buried in the Poughkeepsie Rural Cemetery at Poughkeepsie, New York.
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In 1921, the remains of Horatio Potter were moved to a tomb directly behind the high altar in the Cathedral of St John the Divine.
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Bishop Horatio Potter is regarded as one of the ablest scholars in the denomination.
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Horatio Potter's utterances are calm and dignified, full of earnestness, and ever displaying a gentle Christian spirit.
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MC: Horatio Potter was marked by developed scholarship and literary skill.