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.

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
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

Biography

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Following education at New York University, he was ordained to the diaconate by Benjamin T. Onderdonk on November 3, 1844; and to the priesthood by Levi Silliman Ives on May 25, 1845. During the Civil War, he was chaplain to the Second Regiment of North Carolina State troops. At the time of his death, he was the oldest living bishop in the Episcopal Church, and the senior member of General Convention in order of service, having been first elected to the House of Deputies for North Carolina in 1850.[1]

He was consecrated on April 17, 1884.

Bishop Watson married three times, and was survived by his third wife, Mary C. Watson (née Lord).

References

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  1. ^ New York University (1906). "Alfred Augustin Watson". General Alumni Catalogue: College, Applied Science, and Honorary Alumni, 1833-1905. 1: 7.