Background
Whittingham, William Rollinson was born on December 2, 1805 in New York City. Son of Richard and Mary Ann (Rollinson) Whittingham.
Whittingham, William Rollinson was born on December 2, 1805 in New York City. Son of Richard and Mary Ann (Rollinson) Whittingham.
Graduate General Theological Seminary, New York City, 1821 (made fellow of College). South.T.D., Columbia, 1827.
Collaborated in translating and editing An Introduction to the Old Testament, 1827. Ordained deacon Protestant Episcopal Church, 1827, priest, 1829. Rector Saint Mark’s Church, Orange, New Jersey, 1829-1830, Saint Luke’s Church, New York, 1831-1836.
Professor ecclesiastical history General Theological Seminary, 1836-1840.
Elected bishop Maryland, consecrated in Saint Paul’s Ch:, Baltimore, 1840. Bequeathed his library of 17,000 volumes to Diocese Maryland (became nucleus Maryland Diocesan Library).
A founder Saint James’ College, Hagerstown, Maryland., 1842. A founder Church Home and Infirmary, Baltimore.
Represented American church in Congress of Cologne, 1872.
Author: The Pursuit of Knowledge, 1837. The Godly Quietness of the Church, 1842. The Body of Christ, 1843.
The Work of the Ministry in a Day of Rebuke, 1846.
Gifts and Their Right Estimate, 1855. The Work of Christ by His Ministry, 1856.
Fifteen Sermons, 1880.
Married Hannah Harrison, April.