Henry Douglas Robinson (March 15, 1859 - December 18, 1913) was missionary bishop of the

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Education and career

Robinson was born on March 15, 1859, in

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, the son of Alexander Douglas and Clara Boate. He graduated from

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with a bachelor of Arts in 1884 and with a Master of Arts in 1887. In 1902 he also earned his Doctor of Divinity from the same college. He was an instructor of mathematics in

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Military Academy between 1885 and 1889 and served as Headmaster between 1889 and 1900. In 1900 he became warden of

. He was ordained deacon on September 19, 1886 by Bishop

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of California in Grace Church, San Francisco. He was then advanced to the priesthood on February 8, 1888 by Bishop John Henry Ducachet Wingfield of Northern California.

Bishop

In 1907, Robinson was elected as Missionary Bishop of Nevada. He was consecrated on March 25, 1908, by Presiding Bishop

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in St Luke's Church in

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. He was also a bishop associate of the

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. He died in office on December 18, 1913 in St. Luke's Hospital,

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."BISHOP OF NEVADA DEAD.; __o__ Rt. Rev. Henry Douglas Robinson Dies in St. Luke's Hospital."
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'', December 19, 1913. Retrieved on 11 March 2020.

References

*Obituary, ''The Living Church'', December 27, 1913, p. 303 1859 births 1913 deaths Racine College alumni 19th-century American Episcopalians Episcopal bishops of Nevada {{US-Anglican-bishop-stub