Henry John Whitehouse
The Right Reverend Henry John Whitehouse D.D., LL.D., D.C.L. | |
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Chicago, Illinois, United States | |
Buried | Green-Wood Cemetery |
Nationality | American |
Denomination | Anglican |
Parents | James Whitehouse Eliza Higgs Norman |
Spouse |
Evelina Harriet Bruen
(m. 1835; died 1864) |
Children | 6 |
Previous post(s) | Coadjutor Bishop of Illinois (1851-1852) |
Education | Columbia University (1821) General Theological Seminary (1824) |
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Henry John Whitehouse (August 19, 1803 – August 10, 1874) was the second
Early life
Whitehouse was born in New York City, the son of James Whitehouse (1767–1854) and Eliza Higgs Norman (1775–1835).[2] Whitehouse was described as a "thorough aristocrat by birth and training and accustomed to every luxury."[3]
He graduated from Columbia University in 1821, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1824.[4] Whitehouse was ordained deacon in 1824, and was ordained priest in 1827.[2]
Career
After his ordination as priest, he became rector of
Bishop of Illinois
Whitehouse was elected
Whitehouse identified with
While in England in 1867, Whitehouse delivered the opening sermon before the first
Personal life
On August 8, 1835, Whitehouse married Evelina Harriet Bruen (1806-1864). Together, they were the parents of five sons and one daughter. They gave middle names to some of their children, specifically Meredyth, Cope, and FitzHugh, which were surnames of women who had married into the Whitehouse family prior to 1800. Their children were:
- Henry Bruen Whitehouse (1838–1889),[10] an attorney
- Edward Norman Whitehouse (1839–1904), a career Naval officer whose duties included the office of Paymaster
- Frederic Cope Whitehouse (1842–1911), also an attorney, but he engaged so ardently in his avocations of archaeology and Egyptology that his obituary in The New York Times referred to him as “the well-known Egyptologist.” He did not marry.[11]
- William FitzHugh Whitehouse (1846–1909), yet another attorney who married Frances Sheldon (1852–1944), the niece of William B. Ogden, the First Mayor of Chicago.[12]
- Louisa Bruen Whitehouse (1847–1919), who married Edwin Bernon Sheldon (1849–1923), brother of Frances Sheldon, the wife of William FitzHugh Whitehouse (see above).
- Francis Meredyth Whitehouse (1848–1938), the architect who married Mary Armour (1868–1958).[13]
Henry John Whitehouse died in Chicago on August 10, 1874. He is buried in the Whitehouse family plot in
Descendants
Through his son William, he was the grandfather of diplomat
Legacy
In 1934, his son Francis, along with other members of the family, donated a "missionary window" at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine in memory of his father.[16] The windows, designed by Wilbur Herbert Burnham, were dedicated by Bishop William T. Manning.[16]
Notes
- ^ "Henry John Whitehouse". anglicanhistory.org. Project Canterbury. Archived from the original on January 28, 2021. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b c d e Batterson, 167
- ^ ISBN 978-0271042022. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b Batterson, 168
- ^ a b Guelzo, 79
- ^ Guelzo, 80
- ^ a b Guelzo, 81
- ^ Guelzo, 82
- ^ Guelzo, 85
- ^ "DIED. Whitehouse". The New York Times. March 12, 1889. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "F. COPE WHITEHOUSE, EGYPTOLOGIST, DEAD; Discovered the Depression in Egyptian Desert Known as the Wadi Raiyan in 1882". The New York Times. November 17, 1911. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "Sheldon Whitehouse Dies at 82; Career Diplomat for 26 Years". The New York Times. August 7, 1965. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "FRANCIS M. WHITEHOUSE; Last Surviving Son of Bishop Is Stricken in Florida". The New York Times. March 10, 1938. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "EMBASSY APPOINTMENTS.; Sheldon Whitehouse Among the New Second Secretaries". The New York Times. March 1, 1911. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ "MISS ALEXANDER TO WED S. WHITE HOUSE; Daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles B. Alexander Engaged to Diplomatist.FIANCEE NOW IN EUROPEMr. Whitehouse Is Chief of theNew(sic) Eastern Division, Department of State". The New York Times. July 30, 1920. Archived from the original on July 25, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
- ^ a b "NEW WINDOW IN ST. JOHN'S; Manning Dedicates Gift In Memory of Bishop Whitehouse". The New York Times. May 27, 1934. Archived from the original on July 26, 2018. Retrieved September 20, 2017.
References
- Batterson, Hermon Griswold (1878). A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippencott & Co. Retrieved July 31, 2009.
- Guelzo, Allen C. (1994). For the Union of Evangelical Christendom: The Irony of the Reformed Episcopalians. Pennsylvania State University Press. ISBN 0-271-02732-0.
- The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography. Vol. IX. New York: James T. White & Co. 1899. Retrieved July 29, 2009.
External links
- Photograph of Henry John Whitehouse, dated mid-1860s at the National Portrait Gallery, London