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Samuel Seabury

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2nd Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church; 1st Bishop of Connecticut & of Rhode Island

United StatesLived 1729 to 1796 · aged 66
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Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut.

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Tablet marking Seabury's consecration at Marischal College, AberdeenTablet marking Seabury's consecration at Marischal College, AberdeenThe consecration of Seabury depicted in stained glass at All Saints Church, Jordanhill, GlasgowThe consecration of Seabury depicted in stained glass at All Saints Church, Jordanhill, GlasgowSeabury is portrayed in the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton and the 2020 film Hamilton by Thayne Jasperson.Seabury is portrayed in the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton and the 2020 film Hamilton by Thayne Jasperson.

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Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist in the Province of New York and Connecticut Colony at the time of the American Revolution and a known rival of Alexander Hamilton.

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Lived 1729 to 1796 · aged 66
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