Alfred A. Watson

The Right Reverend

Alfred Augustin Watson

D.D.
Bishop of East Carolina
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseEast Carolina
ElectedDecember 13, 1883
In office1884–1905
SuccessorRobert Strange
Orders
OrdinationMay 25, 1845
by Levi Silliman Ives
ConsecrationApril 17, 1884
by William Mercer Green
Personal details
Born(1818-08-21)August 21, 1818
Brooklyn, New York City, New York, United States
DiedApril 21, 1905(1905-04-21) (aged 86)
Wilmington, North Carolina, United States
BuriedOakdale Cemetery (Wilmington, North Carolina)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJesse Watson & Hannah Maria Tallman
SpouseHarriet Gold Halsey (m.1844, d.1847)
Frances Hoffman Livingston (m.1849, d.1888)
Mary Catherine Lord

Alfred Augustin Watson (August 21, 1818 – April 21, 1905) was first bishop of the Diocese of East Carolina in the Episcopal Church in the United States of America.

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