Background
II, Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving, was born on September 13, 1894 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Son of Lucien Lee and Alice (Brown) K.
II, Arthur Barksdale Kinsolving, was born on September 13, 1894 in Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Son of Lucien Lee and Alice (Brown) K.
University of Virginia, 1917, V.T.S., Bachelor of Divinity, 1924, Doctor of Divinity, 1945. Doctor of Divinity, New York University, 1937.
Ordained to ministry Episcopal Church, 1924. Assistant rector Saint Paul’s Church and student chaplain University of Virginia, 1924-1926. Chaplain United States Military Academy, 1926-1933.
Dean Cathedral of Incarnation, Long Island, New York, 1933-1939.
Rector Calvary Protestant Episcopal Church, Pittsburgh, 1940-1945. Bishop Missionary District Arizona 1945-1959.
1st Diocesan Bishop Arizona, since 1959. President, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Saint Luke’s-in-the-Desert, Phoenix, 1945-1955.
President Arizona Council Churches, 1952-1954.
Advisory board Grand Canyon Shrine of Ages, 1952-1955. Deputy General Convention Episcopal Church, 1934, 37, 43. Member Committee of Conscientious Objectors, 1934-1940.
Member Marriage Commission, Protestant Episcopal Church, 1940-1945.
Member of the board health Nassau County, New York, 1938-1940. Trustee Elmira College, Kiskiminetas School. Served in French Army, 1917.
Member Delta Kappa Epsilon.
Married Edith Wharton Lester, February 22, 1927. Children: Charles Lester, Arthur B., III (deceased), William Lee.