Background
Goodwin, Frederick Deane was born on November 5, 1888 in Cismont, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Lewis and Maria L. (Smith) Goodwin.
Goodwin, Frederick Deane was born on November 5, 1888 in Cismont, Virginia, United States. Son of Edward Lewis and Maria L. (Smith) Goodwin.
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Science and Master of Arts, William and Mary College, 1912, Doctor of Laws, 1951. Bachelor of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1917, Doctor of Divinity, 1928. Doctor of Laws, Hampden-Sidney College, 1935.
Studied Columbia University.
Deacon, 1917, priest, 1918, Protestant Episcopal Church. Assistant minister Grace Church. Richmond, Virginia, July-October 1917.
Rector Cople, Lunenburg and North Farnham parishes, Warsaw, Virginia 1917-1930.
Secretary for rural work National Council P.E. Church, 1924-1926. Bishop coadjutor Diocese of Virginia, 1930-1944, bishop of Virginia since 1944.
Chairman board Church Schools of Diocese of Virginia, Episcopal High School (Alexandria, Virginia), Virginia Theological Seminary.
Member Kappa Sigma, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Blanche Elbert Moncure, October 16, 1917. Children: Frederick Deane, Elbert Moncure, Edward Le Baron.