Background
Acheson, Edward Campion was born on April 7, 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England. Son of of Alexander and Mary (Campion) A.
Acheson, Edward Campion was born on April 7, 1858 in Woolwich, Kent, England. Son of of Alexander and Mary (Campion) A.
Graduate Wycliffe College (University of Toronto), 1889. Master of Arts, New York University, 1892. South.T.D. Trinity College, 1916.
Doctor of Divinity, Wesleyan University, 1916, Berkeley, 1916, and Wycliffe College, 1917.
Deacon, June 10, 1888, priest, July 14, 1889, Church of England in Canada. Curate, All Saints Church, Toronto, 1888-1889. Assistant minister Saint George’s Church, Stuyvesant Square, New York City, 1889-1892.
Rector Holy Trinity Church, Middletown, Connecticut, April 17, 1892-November 4, 1915.
Suffragan bishop of Connecticut, since 1915. Trustee Berkeley Division School (Middletown, Connecticut).
Served as chaplain with Company K, Queen's Own Rifles, during rebellion in Canadian Northwest, 1885, and present at Cut Knife Creek fight, honorable mention and medal.
Married Eleanor G. Gooderham, June 8, 1892. Children: Dean Gooderham, Margaret Campion, Edward Campion.