Background
Tuttle, Daniel Sylvester was born on January 26, 1837 in Windham, Greene County, New York, United States. Son of Daniel B. and Abigail C. (Stimson) Tuttle.
Tuttle, Daniel Sylvester was born on January 26, 1837 in Windham, Greene County, New York, United States. Son of Daniel B. and Abigail C. (Stimson) Tuttle.
Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1857, Master of Arts, 1860. Graduate General Theological Seminary, 1862. Doctor of Divinity, Columbia University, 1867.
Doctor of Divinity, University of the South, 1887.
Doctor of Laws, Washington University, 1890.
His first assignment was as Bishop of Montana, a missionary field that included Montana, Utah, and Idaho. He moved to the vast territory in 1867, establishing his residence in Salt Lake City. In 1880 Montana was removed from his mission, leaving him with Utah and Idaho.
In 1886 he was called to serve as bishop of Missouri.
The presiding bishop, at the time of Tuttle"s consecration, was the senior bishop in order of consecration. Tuttle wrote a memoir, called Reminiscences of a Missionary Bishop, published in 1906.
He died on April 17, 1923.
Married Harriet Minerva Foote, September 12, 1865.