Frederick Foote Johnson

Background

Johnson, Frederick Foote was born on April 23, 1866 in Newtown, Connecticut, United States. Son of Ezra L. and Jane E. (Camp) Johnson.

Education

Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1894, Bachelor of Divinity, 1897. Doctor of Divinity, 1906. Doctor of Divinity, Berkeley Division School, 1906.

Doctor of Divinity, University of the South, 1918.

Career

Deacon, 1896, priest, 1897, Protestant Episcopal Church. Minister Glenwood Springs, Colorado, 1897. Curate Saint Stephen’s Church, Colorado Springs, Colorado, 1897-1898.

Rector Redlands, California, 1899-1904.

Diocesan missionary Western Massachusetts, 1904-1905. Consecrated assistant bishop of South Dakot, November 2, 1905.

Elected bishop of South Dakot, October 11, 1910. Elected bishop coadjutor of Missouri, May 1911, bishop of Missouri, April 1923.

Retired, 1933.

Achievements

• Frederick Foote Johnson has been listed as a noteworthy bishop. by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member Phi Beta Kappa, Delta Kappa Epsilon.

Connections

Married Susan L. Beers, February 4, 1899 (died 1901). Married second, Elisabeth L. Beers, June 26, 1915.

Father:

Ezra L. Johnson

Mother:

Jane East. (Camp) Johnson

Spouse:

Elisabeth L. Beers

Spouse:

Susan L. Beers