William White was the first and fourth Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church of the United States, the first bishop of the Diocese of Pennsylvania, and the second United States Senate Chaplain. He
White in 1795 (oil on canvas)
Bishop William White House
Samuel Seabury
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Samuel Seabury was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyal
William White (bishop of Pennsylvania)
…John Hinchliffe, Bishop of Peterborough William White was the second bishop consecrated for the Episcopal Church of the United States. Samuel Seabury of Connecticut had been first, consecrated in 1784 in Aberdeen, Scotland. Rector of St. Peter's and of Christ Church for 57 years, White also served…
Portrait by Ralph Earl, c. 1785
Tablet marking Seabury's consecration at Marischal College, Aberdeen
The consecration of Seabury depicted in stained glass at All Saints Church, Jordanhill, Glasgow
Seabury is portrayed in the 2015 Broadway musical Hamilton and the 2020 film Hamilton by Thayne Jasperson.