Thomas Augustus Jaggar (June 2, 1839 – December 13, 1912) was an American prelate who was bishop of the

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from 1875 to 1904.

Early life and education

Jaggar was born on June 2, 1839, in

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, the son of Walter Jaggar and Julia Ann Niles. He was educated in

by private tuition, before commencing preparation for the ministry while engaging in business. He studied at the

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and graduated in 1860. In 1874, he was awarded a

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from the

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Ordained ministry

Jagger was ordained deacon on November 10, 1860, and became assistant at St George's Church in

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. In May 1862, he was appointed to, and given charge of, Trinity Church in

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. He was ordained priest on June 3, 1863, by the Bishop of New York

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. In 1864, he became rector of Anthon Memorial Church in

(present-day All Souls Church), while in 1868, he succeeded as rector of St John's Church in

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. Between 1870 and 1875, he served as rector of the

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Bishop and later life

He was consecrated bishop on April 28, 1875, by Presiding Bishop Benjamin B. Smith. Following the election of Boyd Vincent as coadjutor in 1889, he was given oversight of American churches in Europe. He resigned in October 1904, and was named the tenth rector of The Cathedral Church of St. Paul, Boston, Massachusetts in 1906. He died in

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, France.

Family

On April 22, 1862, he married Ann Louise Lawrence, daughter of John W. Lawrence and Mary King Bowne, daughter of

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.Chapman, Leonard B. Monograph on the Southgate Family of Scarborough, Maine: Their Ancestors and Descendants. H.W. Bryant, 1907, pages 36-37. Their son, Thomas Augustus Jaggar, Jr., became a volcanologist. He remarried in 1910, to Mary Elizabeth Jellison.

External links

Documents and about Jaggar
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References

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