Background
Lawrence, William Appleton was born on May 21, 1889 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William (bishop) and Julia (Cunningham) L.
Lawrence, William Appleton was born on May 21, 1889 in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. Son of William (bishop) and Julia (Cunningham) L.
Bachelor of Arts, Harvard, 1911. Student Union Theological Seminary, 1911-1912. Bachelor of Divinity, Episcopal Theological School, 1914.
Doctor of Divinity, Lawrence College, Appleton, Wisconsin, 1929, Amherst (Massachusetts) College, 1937. S.T.D., Trinity College, 1938. Doctor of Humane Letters, American International College Springfield, Massachusetts, 1938.
Ordained ministry Episcopal Church, 1914. Curate Grace Church, Lawrence, Massachusetts, 1914-1916. Rector St. Stephen’s Church, Lynn, Massachusetts, 1916-1926, Grace Church, Providence, Rhode Island, 1926-1936.
Consecrated bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Western Massachusetts, 1937-1957.
Member National Council Protestant Episcopal Church, 1936-1942, Massachusetts Council of Churches (president 1943-1945). Member board overseers Harvard College, 1949-1955. Member corporation Springfield College, 1946-1956.
Member Committee on Stillman Infirmary and Harvard University Health Services.
Married Hannah W. Cobb, June 1, 1912. Children: Susan, William, Charles Kane Cobb, Elizabeth Codman, Sarah, Hannah, Samuel Appleton.