William Hobart Hare
Rt. Rev. William Hobart Hare | |
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| Born | May 1, 1838 |
| Died | October 23, 1909 |
| Church | Episcopal Church (United States) |
William Hobart Hare (May 17, 1838 – October 23, 1909) was an American
Early life
Son of Rev. George Emlen Hare, William Hobart Hare was born at Princeton, New Jersey, and educated at the University of Pennsylvania, although he never graduated nor attended seminary before his ordination as a deacon in 1859 and as a priest in 1862.[1]
Career
He preached in
One of the leading missionaries in America, Hare earned the title "the Apostle of the West" for his dedicated work in the rural Dakotas among pioneers and Native Americans.
When Hare learned about General Philip Sheridan's plan to march into the Black Hills in 1874, territory reserved for the Sioux by the 1868 Treaty of Fort Laramie, Hare appealed directly to President Ulysses S. Grant that the operation be canceled.[2]
Death and legacy
Hare died in Atlantic City, New Jersey. His body was returned to South Dakota for burial outside his diocese's cathedral; it was briefly reinterred at the school, and then returned to the cathedral lawn.
See also
References
- ^ "Standing Commission on Liturgy and Music – Page 10 – of the Episcopal Church". Liturgyandmusic.wordpress.com. 2011-05-24. Retrieved 2016-12-27.
- ^ Ambrose, Stephen E. (1996). Crazy Horse and Custer: The Parallel Lives of Two American Warriors. First Anchor. p. 375.
Publications
- M. A. De W. Howe, Jr., The Life and Labors of Bishop Hare, Apostle to the Sioux (New York, 1911)
- This article incorporates text from a publication now in the New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.)
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