Background
Barnwell, Middleton Stuart was born on September 9, 1882 in Louisville. Son of Stephen Elliott and Elizabeth (Cleland) Barnwell.
Barnwell, Middleton Stuart was born on September 9, 1882 in Louisville. Son of Stephen Elliott and Elizabeth (Cleland) Barnwell.
Bachelor of Arts, Centre College, Danville, Kentucky, 1900. Bachelor of Divinity, Virginia Theological Seminary, 1909, Doctor of Divinity.
Deacon, 1908, priest, 1908, Protestant Episcopal Church. Assistant rector Christ Church, Baltimore, 1909-1911. Rector Saint Andrew’s Church, New Bedford, Massachusetts, 1911-1913, Church of the Advent, Birmingham, Alabama, 1913-1923.
Field secretary National Council Protestant Episcopal Church, 1924-1925.
Consecrated bishop of Idaho, December 3, 1925. President Boise Junior College.
Board of trustees, Saint Luke’s Hospital, Saint Margaret’s School. Elected bishop of Georgia, 1935.
Member Sigma Alpha Epsilon.
Married Margaret Thorne Lighthall, June 24, 1912.