J. (John) Williams

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J. (John) Williams

1817–1899

Remembered as a leading Episcopal churchman in 19th-century America, he combined scholarship, preaching, and public leadership over a long career. His writing reflects a thoughtful religious mind shaped by history, education, and pastoral work.

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A Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Hartford, January 29th, 1865 In Commemoration of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Church Brownell, D. D., LL. D., Third Bishop of Connecticut, and Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States by his Assistant and Successor

A Sermon Preached in Christ Church, Hartford, January 29th, 1865 In Commemoration of the Rt. Rev. Thomas Church Brownell, D. D., LL. D., Third Bishop of Connecticut, and Presiding Bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States by his Assistant and Successor

by J. (John) Williams

About the author

Born in Deerfield, Massachusetts, on August 30, 1817, he graduated from Trinity College in 1835 and was ordained a few years later. Early in his career he served in New York and then became president of Trinity College in Hartford, building a reputation as both an educator and a church leader.

He is best known as the fourth Bishop of Connecticut and later as presiding bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States. Alongside his church duties, he wrote sermons, historical studies, and religious works, including Studies on the English Reformation, showing a strong interest in the history and character of the Anglican tradition.

Williams died on February 7, 1899. His legacy rests not only on high office, but on a lifetime of teaching, preaching, and writing meant to guide readers with clarity and seriousness.