Clinton Simon Quin (September 28, 1883November 29, 1956) was bishop of the

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from 1928 to 1955, having been consecrated

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on October 31, 1918.

Early life and education

Quin was born in

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, on September 28, 1883, the son of Joseph B. Quin and Nettie Eleanor Jones. His father was a pharmacist. He was

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in the Episcopal Church in 1888 and

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in 1898. After receiving his preliminary education under private tutors, he studied at the

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and graduated with

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in 1904. He then worked for the Louisville Gas Company until September 1905 when he gave up his job and entered the

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from where he graduated in 1908. He married Hortense Pilcher on June 1, 1909, and together had four children.

Ordained ministry

Quin was ordained

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on June 21, 1908, and

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on December 21, 1908, by Bishop Charles E. Woodcock of Kentucky. He then became rector of St James' Church in

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, and was responsible for the missions in

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, and

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, between 1908 and 1911. He then became rector of

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, where he remained until 1917. He then shortly served as rector of Trinity Church in

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, between 1917 and 1918.

Bishop

At the Diocesan Council held in Trinity Church on May 16, 1918, Quin was elected

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of Texas and was consecrated on October 31, 1918, by Presiding Bishop Daniel S. Tuttle. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on October 23, 1928, and remained in office until his retirement in 1955. His plan for a nonsegregated General Convention in Houston could not overcome the objections of other delegations, and the convention was moved to Honolulu. His episcopacy was well known for an increase in church membership, and its success in youth work and in recruiting young men for the ministry. He died on November 29, 1956, at St Luke's Hospital in

. "Quin, Clinton Simon (1883–1956)"
''Texas State Historical Association'', 1976. Retrieved on May 10, 2022.

References

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