James Matthew Maxon (January 1, 1875 – November 8, 1948) was the fourth bishop of the

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, serving in that capacity from 1935 to January 1, 1947.

Biography

Maxon was born on January 1, 1875, in

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, the son of Daniel Marshman Maxson and Anna McKinney. He was ordained deacon and priest in 1907. He was ordained priest by Bishop M. Edward Fawcett. He became rector of Christ Church in

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. He was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Tennessee on June 21, 1922, at a special convention of the diocese in Christ Church

. He was consecrated on October 18, 1922, by Thomas F. Gailor, Bishop of Tennessee. He succeeded as Bishop of Tennessee in 1935 and was installed on November 3, 1935, in St. Mary's Episcopal Cathedral in

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. Bishop Maxon was instrumental in facilitating the merger of Grace Church and St. Luke's Church in Memphis, to form Grace-St. Luke's Episcopal Church in 1940. He resigned on January 1, 1947, and died on November 8, 1948, in

References

*"Bishop Maxon Dies" in ''The Living Church'', November 21, 1948, p. 5. 1875 births 1948 deaths 19th-century Anglican bishops in the United States Episcopal bishops of Tennessee People from Bay City, Michigan {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub