Robert L. Harris
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The Right Reverend Robert LeRoy Harris D.D. | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Marquette | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Marquette |
| Elected | October 6, 1917 |
| In office | 1919–1929 |
| Predecessor | G. Mott Williams |
| Successor | Hayward S. Ablewhite |
| Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Marquette (1918-1919) |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | 1900 by William Andrew Leonard |
| Consecration | February 7, 1918 by Daniel S. Tuttle |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 12, 1874 Cleveland, Ohio, United States |
| Died | February 6, 1948 (aged 73) San Diego, California, United States |
| Buried | San Diego |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Eli Clark Harris & Susan Ann Shaw |
| Spouse |
Kathryn Brandon
(m. 1897; died 1908)Annie Reynolds Macomber
(m. 1911) |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Kenyon College |
Robert LeRoy Harris (February 12, 1874 - February 6, 1948) was an American prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as the second Bishop of Marquette from 1919 until 1929.[1]
Harris was born on February 12, 1874, in Cleveland, Ohio, the son of Eli Clark Harris and Susan Ann Shaw. He studied at Kenyon College, graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in 1896, a Master of Arts in 1911, and earned a Doctor of Divinity in 1918. He also attended Bexley Hall from where he earned a Bachelor of Divinity in 1899. Harris married Kathryn Brandon on August 25, 1897. After Kathryn's death in 1908, he married Annie Reynolds Macomber on January 2, 1911.[2]
