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The Right Reverend

George Burgess

D.D.
The Right Reverend; George Burgess; D.D.
Bishop of Maine
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	Maine
Elected	October 4, 1847
In office	1847–1866
Successor	Henry A. Neely
Orders
Ordination	November 2, 1834; by Thomas Church Brownell
Consecration	October 31, 1847; by Philander Chase
Personal details
Born	October 31, 1809; Providence, Rhode Island, United States
Died	April 23, 1866 (aged 56)
Buried	Gardiner, Maine
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Thomas Burgess & Mary Mackie
Spouse	Sophia Kip
Children	1
Alma mater	Brown University

George Burgess (October 31, 1809 – April 23, 1866) was the first Episcopal bishop of Maine.

Family and early career

Burgess was born in Providence, Rhode Island, the son of Thomas Burgess, a Rhode Island judge, and his wife, Mary (Mackie) Burgess.^[1] Burgess's older brother, Thomas Mackie Burgess, was mayor of Providence.^[1] His younger brother, Alexander Burgess, was also an Episcopal bishop. He graduated from Brown University in 1826, with the highest honors.^[2] After college, Burgess spent some time abroad from 1831 to 1834 in Göttingen, Bonn, and Berlin.^[3] Bishop Alexander Viets Griswold admitted Burgess to deacon's orders, in Providence, June 10, 1834.^[4] He was ordained priest shortly thereafter, on November 2, 1834.^[5] He then became rector of Christ Church in Hartford, Connecticut.^[3]

Burgess was married in October 1846 to Sophia Kip.^[6] He was elected first bishop of Maine, early in October 1847, and consecrated in Christ Church, Hartford, that same month.^[7] He was the 49th bishop of the ECUSA, and was consecrated by bishops Philander Chase, Thomas Church Brownell, and Manton Eastburn.^[7] In 1850, shortly after his elevation to the Episcopate, the Burgesses' only child, Mary Georgianna, was born.^[6]

Bishop of Maine

On removing to Maine, Burgess became the rector of the church in Gardiner, a place he retained until his death.^[8] Burgess joined the William Augustus Muhlenberg in the "Memorial Movement" (characterized by Muhlenberg as an "evangelical catholic" movement) in 1853. His ministry was of the style of Muhlenberg, Alonzo Potter, and Alexander Griswold, who were sometimes called high church evangelicals.^[9]

Burgess was one of the presenters of Bishop George Washington Doane of New Jersey, on charges concerning Doane's financial integrity.^[10] He suffered a severe hemorrhage in July 1865, but still sailed for the West Indies in December by appointment of the house of bishops to visit Haiti in the interests of the church.^[11] He died at sea, near Port au Prince in 1866, of natural causes.^[12] Burgess's daughter died unmarried in 1873.^[13] His widow, Sophia, lived until 1907, never having remarried.^[13]

He authored several publications, including "The Book of Psalms, translated into English Verse" (1840); " Strife of Brothers," a poem (1844); "Pages from the Ecclesiastical History of New England between 1740 and 1840" (1847); "The Last Enemy" (1850); and "Sermon on the Christian Life" (1854)". After his death a volume containing his "Poems" was published, with an introduction by Arthur Cleveland Coxe (1868).

Notes

^ ^a ^b A. Burgess, 19
^ A. Burgess, 26
^ ^a ^b Richardson, 269
^ A. Burgess, 58
^ A. Burgess, 66
^ ^a ^b E. Burgess, 148
^ ^a ^b A. Burgess, 101
^ A. Burgess, 145–164
^ A. Burgess, 125–129
^ A. Burgess, 325–335
^ A. Burgess, 358
^ A. Burgess, 375
^ ^a ^b Storrs v. Burgess, 67 A. 731, 732 (R.I. July 3, 1907).

References

Burgess, Alexander (1869). Memoir of the life of the Right Reverend George Burgess, D. D. Philadelphia: Claxton, Remsen & Haffelfinger. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
Burgess, Ebenezer (1865). Memorial on the Family of Thomas and Dorothy Burgess. Boston: T.R. Marvin & Son. Retrieved 2009-07-27.
Richardson, N.S. (1868). The American Quarterly Church Review and Ecclesiastical Register. Vol. XIX. New York. Retrieved 2009-07-27.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

Episcopal Church (USA) titles
Preceded by New diocese	1st Bishop of Maine October 31, 1847 – April 23, 1866	Succeeded by Henry A. Neely

[b19-1] A. Burgess, 19

[2] A. Burgess, 26

[r269-3] Richardson, 269

[4] A. Burgess, 58

[5] A. Burgess, 66

[eb148-6] E. Burgess, 148

[b101-7] A. Burgess, 101

[8] A. Burgess, 145–164

[9] A. Burgess, 125–129

[10] A. Burgess, 325–335

[11] A. Burgess, 358

[12] A. Burgess, 375

[case-13] Storrs v. Burgess, 67 A. 731, 732 (R.I. July 3, 1907).

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George Burgess (bishop)

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