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Alonzo Potter (1800-1865), American bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church, was born at Beekman (now La Grange), Dutchess County, New York, on 6 July 1800. Year -of the Julian calendar. The Gregorian calendar was 11 days ahead of the Julian calendar until Friday, but 12 days ahead since Saturday. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. There is also a Lagrange in Orange County and a Lagrange in Wyoming County. Dutchess County is a County located in the US state of New York, in the state's Mid-Hudson Region of the Hudson Valley. New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England His ancestors, English Friends (or Quakers), settled in Portsmouth, Rhode Island, between 1640 and 1660; his father was a farmer, a Quaker, and in 1798 and in 1814 was a member of the New York Assembly. Portsmouth is a town in Newport County, Rhode Island, United States. The New York State Assembly is the Lower house of the New York Legislature, the state legislature of the U Alonzo Potter graduated from Union College in 1818, and from 1821 to 1826 where he was professor of mathematics and natural philosophy. Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. Mathematics is the body of Knowledge and Academic discipline that studies such concepts as Quantity, Structure, Space and For the current in the 19th century German idealism see Naturphilosophie Natural philosophy or the philosophy of nature (from

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Career

In 1824 Alonzo Potter was ordained, and married a daughter of President Eliphalet Nott of Union College. In general religious use ordination is the process by which individuals are consecrated, that is set apart as Clergy to perform various religious rites and ceremonies Eliphalet Nott ( June 25, 1773 - January 25, 1866) was a famed Presbyterian minister inventor educational pioneer and long-term Union College is a non-denominational independent liberal arts college located in Schenectady New York. After she died in 1839, in 1841 he married her cousin. Potter was rector of St. The word rector ("ruler" from the Latin regere and Rector meaning "Teacher" In Latin has a number of different meanings but all of them indicate an academic Paul's, Boston, from 1826 to 1831, when he became professor of moral and intellectual philosophy and political economy at Union. In 1838 Potter refused the post of assistant bishop of the eastern diocese (Maine, New Hampshire, Massachusetts and Rhode Island). The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean New Hampshire ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts ( is a state located in the New England region of the northeastern United States. Rhode Island ( officially named the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations, is a state in the New England region of the United States He was vice-president of Union College from 1838 to 1845. After the suspension of Henry Ustick Onderdonk (1789-1858) from the bishopric of Pennsylvania, Potter was chosen to succeed him, and was consecrated on 23 September 1845. Henry Ustick Onderdonk (1789-1858 was born in New York City. He studied at Columbia University, receiving his degree in 1805 Year 1789 ( MDCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Year 1845 ( MDCCCXLV) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common

In Pennsylvania

In 1846 he established the western and northeastern convocations of priests in his diocese; from 1850 to 1860, when its cornerstone was laid, he labored for the Hospital of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Philadelphia; and in 1861 he established the Philadelphia Divinity School. A Convocation ( Latin 'calling together' translating the Greek Ecclesia) is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose In many rites of the Roman Catholic Church and in Anglican churches, a diocese is an administrative territorial unit administered by a Bishop. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Episcopal Divinity School ( EDS) is an Episcopal Seminary in Cambridge, Massachusetts, offering Master of Divinity, In 1842 with George B. Emerson (1797-1871) he published The School and the Schoolmaster, which had a large circulation and great influence. Year 1797 ( MDCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Year 1871 ( MDCCCLXXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common A schoolmaster, or simply master, once referred to a male School Teacher. In 1847, 1848, 1849 and 1853 he delivered five courses of lectures on the Lowell institute foundation.

Work and publications

He advocated temperance reform and frequently delivered a lecture on the Drinking Usages of Society (1852); he was an opponent of slavery and published a reply to the pro-slavery arguments of Bishop John Henry Hopkins (1792-1868) of Vermont. See also Prohibition, Teetotalism The Temperance Movement attempted to reduce the amount of Alcohol consumed within a community or society in As a social-economic system slavery is a legal institution under which a Person (called "a slave" is compelled to work for another John Henry Hopkins ( January 30, 1792 &ndash January 9, 1868) was the first Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Vermont Year 1792 ( MDCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. He edited many reprints and collections of sermons and lectures, and wrote: Political Economy (1840), The Principles of Science applied to the Domestic and Mechanic Arts (1841), Handbook for Readers and Students (1843), and Religious Philosophy (1870).

Family

His youngest brother Horatio Potter (1802-1887) was Episcopal Bishop of New York, created the Community of St. Mary, and was the founder of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in New York City. The Right Reverend Horatio Potter (1802-1887 was an Episcopal Bishop in the Diocese of New York. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Episcopal Church is the official name of the Province of the Anglican Communion in the United States. A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight New York ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States and is the nation's third most populous The Community of St Mary (CSM is an Anglican religious order of Nuns with three independent houses located in Greenwich New York, Sewanee The Cathedral of St John the Divine, officially the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine in the City and Diocese of New York, is the Cathedral of the Episcopal Diocese The City of New York

Alonzo Potter had at least six sons:

Owing to his failing health, Potter visited England and France in 1858. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. In April 1864 he sailed from New York for California. California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Potter died on board ship in San Francisco harbor on 4 July 1865. The City and County of San Francisco is the fourth most populous city Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples

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