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Albion Williamson Knight (August 24, 1859 - June 9, 1936) was a bishop in the Episcopal Church, serving in Cuba and the
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.


History

He was born in
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and educated at the
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. Following ministry in parishes in Georgia and Florida, he was consecrated in 1904 for missionary work in
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. He resigned this jurisdiction in 1913 to serve as Bishop Coadjutor of New Jersey, retiring in 1935. He was the son of George Augustine Knight (1830-1877), a merchant, and his wife Martha née Demere (1824-1862). He married first Elise Nichol Hallowes (1853-1918) and had a daughter Ada Nicoll Knight (1893- ) and a son Albion Williamson Knight (1891-1953); his second marriage was to Miriam Yates, née Powell (1879-1958). His grandson, Brigadier General Albion W. Knight, Jr. (1924-2012), also became a minister in the Episcopal Church, before joining the
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and becoming its presiding bishop.


References

*Obituary in
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, June 20, 1936, p. 799. 1859 births 1936 deaths People from Hamilton County, Florida Sewanee: The University of the South alumni American expatriates in Cuba American expatriate bishops Episcopal bishops of Cuba Episcopal bishops of New Jersey {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub