Bishop John Henry Hobart (1775-1830)
Bishop John Henry Hobart purchased a farm with 175 acres in what is now Short Hills, NJ. He was the rector of Trinity Wall Street, third bishop of New York, founder of General Theological Seminary and Hobart & William Smith College, and one of the most influential Episcopalians in the early nineteenth century. He is commemorated in the Episcopal calendar on September 12.
Listen to a Sermon from The Rev. Bowie Snodgrass about Bishop John Henry Hobart.
Articles on Bishop Hobart
The Episcopal Calendar by James E. Kiefer
Archive of Bishop Hobart's Letters, Sermons, Addresses and Articles
Books on Bishop Hobart
Episcopal Vision/American Reality: High Church Theology and Social Thought in Evangelical America by Robert Bruce Mullin
The Early Life and Professional Years of Bishop Hobart and The Closing Years of Bishop Hobart by John McVickar
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