Background
Sessums, Davis was born on July 7, 1858 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary (Runnels) Sessums.
Sessums, Davis was born on July 7, 1858 in Houston, Texas, United States. Son of Alexander and Mary (Runnels) Sessums.
Bachelor of Arts, University of the South, Tennessee, 1878, Master of Arts, 1878 (Doctor of Divinity, 1891).
Rt. Review J. North. Galleher, bishop of Louisiana, December 18, 1890. Deacon, 1882, priest, 1882, P.E. Church. Rector Grace Church, Galveston, Texas, 1882.
Assistant and rector Calvary Church, Memphis, Tennessee, 1883-1887.
Rector Christ Church, New Orleans, 1887-1891. Consecrated coadjutor bishop of Louisiana, 1891, bishop of Louisiana, 1891.
Home: New Orleans, Louisiana.
Married Alice C., daughter