Walter Taylor Sumner
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The Right Reverend Walter Taylor Sumner | |
|---|---|
| Bishop of Oregon | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| See | Oregon |
| Elected | September 16, 1914 |
| In office | 1915-1935 |
| Predecessor | Charles Scadding |
| Successor | Benjamin D. Dagwell |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | November 7, 1903 (deacon) May 29, 1904 (priest) by Charles P. Anderson |
| Consecration | January 6, 1915 by Charles P. Anderson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, United States |
| Died | September 4, 1935 (aged 61) Portland, Oregon, United States |
| Buried | Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Charles D. Sumner, Orintha A. Thompson |
| Spouse |
Myrtle L Mitchell (m. 1918) |
Walter Taylor Sumner (December 5, 1873 – September 4, 1935) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon from 1915 to 1935.
Sumner was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on December 15, 1873, to parents Charles D. Sumner and Orintha A. Thompson. He was raised a Baptist but was confirmed as an Episcopalian during college. He was educated at the public schools of Manchester, later received a bachelor's degree in science from Dartmouth College in 1898, after which he worked for the Western Electric Company. He studied for the priesthood at Western Theological Seminary and graduated in 1904. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Northwestern University.[1][2]