Background
Thomas, James Bishop was born on March 21, 1871 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Edward Cady and Emma Amelia (Davies) Thomas.
Thomas, James Bishop was born on March 21, 1871 in Petaluma, California, United States. Son of Edward Cady and Emma Amelia (Davies) Thomas.
Bachelor of Arts, Rutgers College, 1892. Union Theological Seminary, 1892-1893. Bachelor of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, 1895.
Studied University Berlin.
Doctor of Philosophy, Halle, 1901. Doctor of Divinity, Rollins, 1934.
January 1930); children—Dorothea, Leslye Ida (Mistress David Gray Diffin), Clare Rosamond, Virginia Saint John, Myra Amelia. Married second, Mistress Jessamine East. Lockwood, July 1, 1931. Step daughter, Rosamond T. Lockwood (Mistress B. F. Kyner).
Deacon, 1895, priest, 1896, Protestant Episcopal Church.
Minister Saint Stephen’s Church, Cohasset, Massachusetts, 1895-1898. Curate Saint Michael’s Church, New York City, 1901-1902.
Member of staff Cathedral Saint John the Divine, 1902-1903. Curate Trinity Church, New Haven, Connecticut, 1903-1906, Saint John's Church, Stanford, 1906-1907.
Rector Saint Andrew’s Church, Rochester, New York, 1907-1914.
Professor systematic theology, University of the South, 1915-1919. Special preacher Church of Ascension, New York City, 1919-1921. Rector All Saint’s Church, Winter Park, 1923-1935.
Professor Biblical literature and comparative religion, Rollins College, 1926-1933.
Member of staff Cathedral Saint John the Divine, 1902-1903. Member Allied Arts Society of Winter Park, Florida (vice president), Sons of the American Revolution, Sons of Veterans, Delta Upsilon, Pi Gamma Museum.
Married Myra Harris Mott-Smith, July 20, 1895 (deceased. Married second, Mistress. Children: Dorothea, Leslye Ida (Mistress David Gray Diffin), Clare Rosamond, Virginia Saint