Background
Nelson, Richard Henry was born on November 10, 1859 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Edward Delavan and Susan Blanchard (Macdonald) Nelson.
Nelson, Richard Henry was born on November 10, 1859 in New York, New York, United States. Son of Edward Delavan and Susan Blanchard (Macdonald) Nelson.
Bachelor of Arts, Trinity College, Connecticut, 1880, Master of Arts, 1883. University of Leipzig, 1880-1881. Berkeley Division School, Connecticut, 1881-1883.
Honorary Doctor of Divinity, Trinity, and Berkeley, 1904.
South.T.D., University of Pennsylvania, 1904.
Assistant Saint John's Church, Stamford, Connecticut, 1883-1884. Rector Grace Church, Waterville, New York, 1884-1887, Christ Church, Norwich, Connecticut, 1887-1897, Saint Peter’s Church, Philadelphia, 1897-1904. Consecrated bishop coadjutor of Albany, New York, May 19, 1904.
Became bishop of Albany, May 17, 1913.
Resigned, July 1, 1929. Home: Albany, New New York
Married Harriet Schuyler Anderson, January 20, 1885. Children: Richard McD., John L. Deacon, 1883, priest, 1884, Protestant Episcopal Church.