1870s CDV Photo George Franklin Seymour 1st Episcopal Bishop of Springfield 13x7 For Sale
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1870s CDV Photo George Franklin Seymour 1st Episcopal Bishop of Springfield 13x7:
$66.45
1870s CDV Photo George Franklin Seymour 1st Episcopal Bishop of Springfield 13x7Seymour was elected Bishop of Illinois in 1874, however, the House of Deputies refused to confirm the election. On December 19, 1877, he was then elected as the first Bishop of Springfield, and this time the standing committee and the House of Bishops confirmed the election. However, Seymour did not accept the election, formally declining in April 1878. Nonetheless, he was once more re-elected in May 1878, and accepted. He was then consecrated at Trinity Church in New York City on June 11, 1878, by Bishop Horatio Potter.
Measures about 13" tall x 7-1/2" wide
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