Walter Taylor Sumner

Walter Taylor Sumner (December 5, 1873 – September 4, 1935) was the fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon from 1915 to 1935.

The Right Reverend Walter Taylor Sumner
Bishop of Oregon
Church	Episcopal Church
See	Oregon
Elected	September 16, 1914
In office	1915-1935
Predecessor	Charles Scadding
Successor	Benjamin D. Dagwell
Orders
Ordination	November 7, 1903 (deacon) May 29, 1904 (priest) by Charles P. Anderson
Consecration	January 6, 1915 by Charles P. Anderson
Personal details
Born	(1873-12-15)December 15, 1873 Manchester, New Hampshire, United States
Died	September 4, 1935(1935-09-04) (aged 61) Portland, Oregon, United States
Buried	Pine Grove Cemetery, Manchester, New Hampshire
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Charles D. Sumner, Orintha A. Thompson
Spouse	Myrtle L Mitchell ​ (m. 1918)​

Early life

Sumner was born in Manchester, New Hampshire, on December 15, 1873, to parents Charles D. Sumner and Orintha A. Thompson. He was raised a Baptist but was confirmed as an Episcopalian during college. He was educated at the public schools of Manchester, later received a bachelor's degree in science from Dartmouth College in 1898, after which he worked for the Western Electric Company. He studied for the priesthood at Western Theological Seminary and graduated in 1904. He was awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Northwestern University.^{[1] [2]}

Career

Sumner was ordained to the diaconate on November 7, 1903, and to the priesthood on May 29, 1904, by Coadjutor Bishop Charles P. Anderson of Chicago.^[3] Sumner was in charge of St. George Mission, Grand Crossing, Illinois. By 1906 he became dean of the Cathedral of St Peter and Paul in Chicago.^[4] Sumner was elected Fourth Bishop of Oregon, on September 16, 1914, serving until his death in 1935. He was consecrated on January 6, 1915.^{[5] [6]}

Death

Sumner died on September 4, 1935, at the Good Samaritan Hospital in Portland, Oregon. He was buried in Manchester, New Hampshire.^[7]