Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton
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– May 4, 1918) was an American
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Bishop
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of the Methodist Episcopal Church
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, elected in 1916.
Birth and Family
Franklin was the son of the Rev. William Patrick and Henrietta (Dean) Hamilton. He married Mary Mackie Pierce 25 April 1895. They had the following children: Edward Pierce, Arthur Dean, and Elisabeth Louise.Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton was the younger brother of John William Hamilton
John William Hamilton
John William Hamilton was an American bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church, elected in 1900. He was also the Chancellor of American University from 1916 until 1922...
, also a Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
Education
Franklin graduated from the Boston Latin SchoolBoston Latin School
The Boston Latin School is a public exam school founded on April 23, 1635, in Boston, Massachusetts. It is both the first public school and oldest existing school in the United States....
in 1883. He then earned the A.B.
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degree at Harvard University
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in 1887. He went on to earn the S.T.B. degree (1892) and the Ph.D.
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degree in 1899 at Boston University
Boston University
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. He was also elected Phi Beta Kappa.
Dr. Hamilton continued his education with three years of post-graduate work at Berlin University, Germany
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, and in Paris, France.
Ordained and Academic Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Hamilton entered the New England Annual ConferenceNew England Annual Conference
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of the M.E. Church in 1891. He was appointed to East Boston. He then became the Pastor at Newtonville
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. His final pastorate was First Methodist of Boston
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.
Hamilton made a tour around the world in 1904-05 in support of student missions He was elected a delegate to the M.E. General Conferences
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of 1908-1916, as well as the Ecumenical conference of 1911. He also was the President of the Old South Historical Society of Boston.
In 1907 the Rev. Dr. Hamilton became the Chancellor
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of the American University
American University
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, Washington, D.C.
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, serving in this position until elected to the Episcopacy in 1916. He served as a Trustee
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of American before being elected Chancellor. His office was located at 1422 F St., N.W. in Washington, D.C. He maintained two homes: at the Hotel Hamilton in Washington, and in Milton, Massachusetts
Milton, Massachusetts
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.
Episcopal Ministry
The Rev. Dr. Franklin Elmer Ellsworth Hamilton was elected to the Episcopacy of the Methodist Episcopal Church at the 1916 General Conference of that denomination. He served as resident bishop in Pittsburgh, PennsylvaniaPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh is the second-largest city in the US Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Allegheny County. Regionally, it anchors the largest urban area of Appalachia and the Ohio River Valley, and nationally, it is the 22nd-largest urban area in the United States...
from then until his death in 1918.
Selected Writings
- Why Did the Pilgrim Fathers Come to America
- 250th Anniversary Founding of Harvard University
- 200th Anniversity of the Birth of John WesleyJohn WesleyJohn Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
- Cup of Fire, Methodist Book Concern, 1914.
- contributions to magazines.