Frederick Foote Johnson
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The Right Reverend Frederick Foote Johnson | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Missouri | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Missouri |
| In office | 1923–1933 |
| Predecessor | Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Successor | William Scarlett |
| Previous post(s) | Assistant Bishop of South Dakoda (1905-1910) Missionary Bishop of South Dakoda (1910-1911) Coadjutor Bishop of Missouri (1911-1923) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | October 15, 1897 by John Franklin Spalding |
| Consecration | November 2, 1905 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 23, 1866 |
| Died | May 9, 1943 (aged 77) Newton, Connecticut, United States |
| Buried | Newtown Village Cemetery, Newton, Connecticut |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Ezra Levan Johnson, Jane Eliza Camp |
| Spouse |
Susan Lynn Beers (m. 1899)Elizabeth L. Beers (m. 1915) |
| Children | 1 |
Frederick Foote Johnson (April 23, 1866 – May 9, 1943) was fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri.
Johnson was born in Newtown, Connecticut on April 23, 1866, a son of Ezra Levan Johnson and Jane Eliza Camp.[1] He was a descendant of Nathaniel Foote. Johnson was educated at Newtown High School, St Stephen's College in Annandale, New York and the Cheshire Episcopal School.[2] He then attended Trinity College from where he earned a Bachelor of Arts in 1894, a Master of Arts in 1897, and a Doctor of Divinity in 1906. He also studied at Berkeley Divinity School, graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1897, and was awarded a Doctor of Divinity in 1906. The University of the South also awarded him a Doctor of Divinity in 1918.[3]
