Anson Phelps Stokes (other) (1905–1986), Episcopal bishop of Massachusetts and son of the philanthropist
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Anson Phelps Stokes may refer to: * Anson Phelps Stokes (1838–1913), merchant, banker, publicist, and multimillionaire * Anson Phelps Stokes (philanthropist) (1874–1958), educator and clergyman; son of the banker * Anson Phelps Stokes (bishop) Anson Phelps Stokes, the 3rd (January 11, 1905 - November 7, 1986) was the eleventh bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Massachusetts in Boston, Massachusetts from 1956 to 1970. Biography He was the son of Anson Phelps Stokes and grandson of A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anson Phelps Stokes
Anson Phelps Stokes (February 22, 1838 – June 28, 1913) was a wealthy American merchant, property developer, banker, genealogist and philanthropist. Born in New York City, he was the son of James Boulter and Caroline Stokes. His paternal grandfather was London merchant Thomas Stokes, one of the 13 founders of the London Missionary Society. His maternal grandfather, Anson Greene Phelps, was a New York merchant, born in Connecticut and descended from an old Connecticut family. Career Phelps, Dodge & Co. Stokes's early education was by tutors from the Union Theological Seminary who instructed him in mathematics, Latin and Greek. He then attended private schools in New York before joining the family business of Phelps, Dodge & Company in 1855 when he was 17. The company was a mercantile establishment founded in 1834 by his grandfather Phelps and his uncles, William Earl Dodge and Daniel James. His father James Stokes was also a partner at this time, having joined in 1847. T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Anson Phelps Stokes (philanthropist)
Anson Phelps Stokes (April 13, 1874 – August 13, 1958) was an American educator, historian, clergyman, author, philanthropist and civil rights activist. Early life Stokes was born in New Brighton on Staten Island, New York, to Anson Phelps Stokes and Helen Louisa ( Phelps) Stokes. He shared his name with his father, the prominent banker, and his son, Anson Phelps Stokes Jr., an Episcopal bishop. He attended Yale University, graduating in 1896 with a bachelor's degree. At Yale he was inducted into Skull and Bones. He then traveled, mostly in East Asia. In 1897, he entered the Episcopal Theological School in Cambridge, Massachusetts, to prepare for the priesthood, and received his bachelor of divinity degree in 1900, although it was not until 1925 that he formally became a priest. Career In 1899, Stokes took the post of Secretary of Yale University, second in command to the university's president, and he also served as assistant rector of Saint Paul's Episcopal Church ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |