Alexander Mackay-Smith

American bishop

The Right Reverend

Alexander Mackay-Smith

D.D., S.T.D.

Bishop of Pennsylvania
Church| Episcopal Church
Diocese| Pennsylvania
In office| 1911
Predecessor| Ozi William Whitaker
Successor| Philip M. Rhinelander
Previous post(s)| Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania (1902-1911)
Orders
Ordination| December 19, 1877
by Benjamin Henry Paddock
Consecration| May 1, 1902
by William Croswell Doane
Personal details
Born| (1850-06-02)June 2, 1850

New Haven, Connecticut, United States

Died| November 16, 1911(1911-11-16) (aged 61)
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Buried| Woodlawn Cemetery (Bronx, New York)
Denomination| Anglican
Parents| Nathan Smith & Grace Caroline Bradley
Spouse| Virginia Stuart

Alexander Mackay-Smith (June 2, 1850 - November 16, 1911) was sixth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania, serving as diocesan bishop in 1911 only. His residence, the Bishop Mackay-Smith House, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

## Biography

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Mackay-Smith was born on June 2, 1850, in New Haven, Connecticut, the son of Nathan Smith and Grace Caroline Bradley. He was educated at St Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire, and then at Trinity College from where he graduated in 1872. He then studied for three years in England and Germany. In 1876 he returned to the United States and took his examinations in divinity at Berkeley Divinity School.[1]

## Ordained ministry

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He was ordained deacon by Bishop John Williams in 1876, after which he became assistant at All Saints' Church in Worcester, Massachusetts. He was ordained priest on December 19, 1877, by Bishop Benjamin Henry Paddock after which he became missioner at Grace Church in South Boston. In 1880 he became assistant priest at Saint Thomas' Church. New York City, while in 1887 he became Archdeacon of New York. Between 1893 and 1902 he served as rector of St John's Church in Washington, D.C.[2]

## Episcopacy

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Mackay-Smith was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Pennsylvania in 1902 and was consecrated on May 1, 1902, in Trinity Church, Philadelphia by Bishop William Croswell Doane of Albany. He succeeded as diocesan bishop on February 9, 1911, upon the death of his predecessor, however, he called for the election of a coadjutor bishop a few months later due to his deteriorating health. Philip M. Rhinelander was elected and consecrated as a coadjutor that same year and Mackay-Smith announced his resignation to become effective on February 10, 1912. However, he did not make it that far and died on November 16, 1911, in Philadelphia.

## References

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1. ^ "Alexander Mackay-Smith". Good Government. 28: 117. 1911.
2. ^ "Death of Bishop Mackay-Smith". The Living Church. 46 (4): 123. 25 November 1911.

Episcopal Church (USA) titles

Preceded by

Ozi William Whitaker

|  6th Bishop of Pennsylvania
coadjutor, 1902-1911  | Succeeded by

Philip M. Rhinelander

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