Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980

  1. Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980
  2. Detailed View

Name Entries

Information

person

Name Entries *

Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-1980


Cite

Sherrill, Henry Knox, Bp., 1890-

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherrill, Henry Knox, Bp., 1890-


Cite

Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherrill, Henry Knox, 1890-


Cite

Sherill, Henry Knox

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherill, Henry Knox


Cite

Sherrill, Henry Knox

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherrill, Henry Knox


Cite

Bishop Henry K. Sherrill

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Bishop Henry K. Sherrill


Cite

Henry Knox Sherrill.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Henry Knox Sherrill.


Cite

Sherrill, Henry K., Rev.

Computed Name Heading

Name Components

Name :

Sherrill, Henry K., Rev.


Cite

Genders

Exist Dates

Exist Dates - Date Range

1890-11-06

1890-11-06

Birth

1980-05-11

1980-05-11

Death

Show Fuzzy Range Fields

Cite

Biographical History

Henry Knox Sherrill was born in Brooklyn, New York on November 6, 1890. He was educated at Yale and Episcopal Theological School. He served as an Episcopal clergyman in Massachusetts from 1914-1930. He was elected Bishop of Massachusetts in 1930, serving until 1946. He was Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church from 1947-1958. He held the office of President of the National Council of Churches from 1950-1952, and of the World Council of Churches from 1954-1961. He died on May 11, 1980.

From the description of Sherrill family papers, 1859-2003 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 702181236 From the description of Henry Knox Sherrill papers, 1776-1985 (inclusive). (Yale University). WorldCat record id: 122512893

John Boyd Bentley was born in Hampton, Virginia 9 February 1896. He attended the College of William and Mary and served in the U. S. Field Artillery in World War I. Bentley attended the Virginia Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia He served as an Episcopal clergyman in Alaska and in Williamsburg. He then served as Suffragan Bishop and Bishop of Alaska. From 1947 to 1964, Bentley was Director of Overseas Missions of the Episcopal Church. He died 12 June 1989.

1896, February 9 Born, Hampton, Virginia,son of Charles Headley Bentleyand Susan Elizabeth (Cake) Bentley 1915 Entered College of William and Mary(attended 1915-1916 and 1920-1921 but did not graduate) 1917 Entered service in U.S. Field Artillery 1921, May 28 Married Elvira Wentworth Carr(died, 1983) 1921 Attended Theological Seminary in Alexandria, Virginia 1921 1925 Episcopal clergyman in Alaska 1926 1930 Episcopal clergyman in Williamsburg, Virginia 1931 Ordained Bishop in Denver, Colorado 1931 1942 Suffragan Bishop of Alaska 1942 1947 Bishop in charge of Alaska 1947 1964 Director of Overseas Missions of Episcopal Church 1964 Retired and moved to Hampton, Virginia 1964 1989 Episcopal minister in Diocese of Southern Virginia 1989, June 12 Died, Hampton, Virginia. From the guide to the John Boyd Bentley Papers, 1895-1987, (Special Collections, Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William and Mary) 1890 Nov 6 Born in Brooklyn, New York, son of Henry Williams and Maria (Prue) Knox Mills Sherrill 1906 Graduated from Polytechnic Preparatory School, Brooklyn 1906 1907 Year spent at Hotchkiss School, Lakeville, Connecticut 1911 Graduated from Yale College 1914 Graduated from Episcopal Theologlcal School, Cambridge, Massachusetts 1914 Jun 7 Ordained to the deaconate 1914 1917 Assistant minister, Trinity Church, Boston, Massachusetts 1917 1919 Red Cross chaplain of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Base Hospital Six; service in France (transferred from status of Red Cross chaplain to Army chaplain, First Lieutenant,1918) 1919 1923 Rector of Church of Our Saviour, Brookline, Massachusetts 1921 Married to Barbara Harris who became the mother of his children: Henry Williams, Edmund Knox, Franklin Goldthwaite, and Barbara Prue 1923 Received calls from St. James' Church, Chicago; St. Paul's Church, Rochester; Trinity Church, Boston 1923 1930 Rector of Trinity Church, Boston 1928 Elected Bishop Coadjutor of the Diocese of Pennsylvania. Declined position. 1928 Became trustee of Massachusetts General Hospital. Was Chairman of the Board 1934-1946. 1929 Granted honorary D.D. by Yale University. Numerous honorary degrees followed in the years to come. 1930 May 8 Elected Bishop of Massachusetts 1930 Oct 14 Consecration as Bishop of Massachusetts 1932 Sep Mother, Maria Knox Sherrill, died 1933 Mar Brother, Franklin Goldthwaite Sherrill, died 1934 Elected a "successor" fellow of the Yale Corporation 1941 Published William Lawrence, Later Years of a Happy Life 1943 Vice-chairman of United States General Commission on Chaplains, later Chairman. Traveled to Aleutian Islands in September, 1943 to visit chaplains and men on duty there. 1945 Apr Visited troops and chaplains in Europe on behalf of General Commission of Chaplains. 1945 Dec Visited Germany as part of Federal Council of Churches delegation 1946 Elected Presiding Bishop of Episcopal Church 1946 Appointed by President Truman to the Committee on Civil Rights 1947 Jan 14 Installed as Presiding Bishop 1948 Lyman Beecher lecturer at Yale Divinity School; lectures published as The Church's Ministry in Our Time. 1948 Attended Lambeth Conference in England 1949 General Convention of Episcopal Church in San Francisco 1949 Operation for intestinal ailment 1950 1952 President of newly formed National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. 1952 General Convention of Episcopal Church in Boston 1953 Visited Japan, Korea, Okinawa, Philippines 1954 Anglican Conference, Minneapolis 1954 Elected as one of the Presidents of the World Council of Churches at the Second General Assembly, Evanston thereby member of Executive and Central Committees. Served as WCC President until 1961. 1955 General Convention of Episcopal Church in Honolulu. HKS made decision to shift location from Houston due to problems of racial segregation. 1955 Visited Australia 1956 Visited U.S.S.R. as part of National Council of Churches delegation 1958 Appeared on "Person to Person" television show with Edward R. Murrow 1958 Attended Lambeth Conference in England 1958 General Convention of Episcopal Church in Miami Beach. HKS's successor elected. Son, Edmund, elected as Bishop of Central Brazil. 1958 Nov Retired as Presiding Bishop 1962 Published autobiography: Among Friends 1968 Operation for gall bladder 1980 May 11 Died

For more detailed information, see Sherrill's autobiography, Among Friends (Little, Brown and Company, Boston, 1962) and the obituaries and tributes contained in Series III, Box 36. List of Sherrill family members;

Henry Knox Sherrill Barbara Harris Sherrill (died May 6, 1986) Henry Williams Sherrill (Harry, HWS) m. Patty, children: Rebecca (Becky), Barbara, and Henry Sinclair (Sinny) Edmund Knox Sherrill (Neddo) m. Betty, children: Mary, Henry Knox Sherrill II, and Elisabeth (Bunny) Franklin Goldthwaite Sherrill (FGS, Goldy) m. Mary, children: Ann, Sarah and Edmund Knox Sherrill II Barbara Prue Sherrill (Prusie) m. Mason Wilson, Jr. children: Mason and Henry 1922 Nov 14 Born in Boston, MA, son of Henry Knox Sherrill and Barbara Harris Sherrill 1941 Graduated from Milton Academy 1943 1946 Served in U.S. Army 1947 Graduated from Yale College, class of 1945 1947 1948 Attended Union Theological Seminary, NY 1950 Graduated from Virginia Theological Seminary, Alexandria, VA 1950 Ordained at St. Paul's Episcopal Cathedral, Boston 1952 1952 Parish ministry: Christ Church, Grosse Pointe, MI 1952 1965 Parish ministry: Church of the Redeemer, Cincinnati, OH 1964 1969 Executive Officer of Diocese of Southern Ohio 1969 2001 Served with various non-profit and charitable organizations, including co-founder of Consultation Search, co-founder (1971) and chairman (1971-1991) of the Cheswick Center. Among the Cheswick Center projects he was involved with were the innovative Board Mentor Program, in conjunction with the Association of Governing Boards and Universities, and the Program for the Public Service Management of Religious Institutions at the General Theological Seminary, Berkeley, Calif. He also consulted with the Menniger Foundation, Topeka, Kansas, the Department of Psychiatry of the University of Cincinnati Medical School in Cincinnati, Ohio, and the Clorox Company. He served as president of the Good Samaritan Foundation in Wilmington, DE and on the boards of the Corporation of the Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston; the Center of Effective Philanthropy, Cambridge, Mass.; the Children’s Home, Cincinnati, Ohio; the Slingerland Institute, Seattle, Wash., and the Arizona branch of the International Dyslexia Society, among many others. 2001 Mar 21 Died in Peoria, AZ From the guide to the Henry Knox Sherrill Papers, 1859-2003, (Yale University Divinity School Library)

eng

Latn


Cite

External Related CPF

https://viaf.org/viaf/48949757


Cite

https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2004111326


Cite

https://id.loc.gov/authorities/no2004111326


Cite

https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q15441875


Cite

https://ancestors.familysearch.org/en/LHTQ-X12


Cite

Other Entity IDs (Same As)

Sources

Loading ...

Resource Relations

Loading ...

Internal CPF Relations

Loading ...

Languages Used

Subjects

Ecumenical movement


Cite

Episcopal Church


Cite

Episcopal Church


Cite

Nationalities

Activities

Occupations

Bishops


Cite

Clergy


Cite

Ecumenists


Cite

Legal Statuses

Places

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Latin America

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

United States

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Alaska

as recorded (not vetted)


View GeoPlace

AssociatedPlace


Cite

Convention Declarations

<conventionDeclaration><citation>VIAF</citation></conventionDeclaration>


Cite

General Contexts

Structure or Genealogies

Mandates

Options

Information
Collection Locations Basic View Similarity Assertions 1 Revision History Source Summary
Visualizations
Connection Graph Radial Graph
Export As
JSON EAC-CPF XML

Identity Constellation Identifier(s)

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w6xp77n5

w6xp77n5

25374485