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Edwin Stevens Lines (November 23, 1845 – October 25, 1927) was a bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Newark, New Jersey.


Biography

Lines was born in
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on November 23, 1845, the son of Henry Willis Lines and Harriet Bunnell. He studied at
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between 1872 and 1873 and later graduated from
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in 1874.


Ordained Ministry

He was ordained deacon on May 24, 1874 in
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and became rector of Christ Church in
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. He was ordained priest in the same church on December 21, 1874 and remained rector till 1879 when he became rector of St Paul's Church in
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.


Bishop

Lines was elected on the fifth ballot as Bishop of Newark on June 17, 1903 and was consecrated on November 18, 1903 by Presiding Bishop
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. He died in office on October 25, 1927 due to heart failure.


Family

Lines married in Mary Louise Morehouse on May 4, 1880 and together had four children.


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lines, Edwin Stevens 1845 births 1927 deaths Episcopal bishops of Newark