Background

Atwill, Edward Robert was born on February 18, 1840 in Red Hook, New York, United States. Son of Robert E. and Margaret E. Atwill.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Columbia, 1862, Master of Arts, 1865. Bachelor of Divinity, General Theological Seminary, 1864. South.T.D., University of Vermont, 1883.

Career

Deacon, 1864, priest, 1865, Protestant Episcopal Church. Curate, New York, 1864-1865. Rector, Williamsburg, Long Island, 1865-1867.

Curate to bishop of Vermont, 1867.

Rector, Burlington, Vermont, 1867-1882, Toledo, O., 1882-1890. Consecrated 1st bishop Diocese of Western Missouri, October 14, 1890.

Home: Kansas City, Missouri

Achievements

• Edward Robert Atwill has been listed as a noteworthy bishop by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

Married Mary Whiting, September 14, 1864.

Father:

Robert East.

Mother:

Margaret East. Atwill

Spouse:

Mary Whiting