M. Edward Fawcett
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The Right Reverend M. Edward Fawcett S.T.D., Ph.D. | |
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| Bishop of Quincy | |
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| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Quincy |
| Elected | May 20, 1903 |
| In office | 1904–1935 |
| Predecessor | Frederick W. Taylor |
| Successor | William Leopold Essex |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | December 15, 1897 by William Edward McLaren |
| Consecration | January 20, 1904 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 1, 1865 New Hartford, Iowa, United States |
| Died | September 17, 1935 (aged 69) Quincy, Illinois, United States |
| Buried | Graceland Cemetery |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | William Fawcett & Sarah Houghton |
| Spouse | Esther Luvina Faul |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Upper Iowa University |
M. Edward Fawcett (November 1, 1865 – September 17, 1935) was an American prelate who served as the third Bishop of Quincy in the Episcopal Church.
Fawcett was born on November 1, 1865, in New Hartford, Iowa, the son of William Fawcett and Sarah Houghton. He studied at the Upper Iowa University and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1886, a Master of Arts in 1889, and a Doctor of Philosophy in 1893. He studied theology at the Garrett–Evangelical Theological Seminary, and earned a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Nashotah House in 1904. He married Esther L. Faul of Chicago, on November 3, 1887, and together had 2 daughters and one son, two of whom died young.[1]
