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eral Theological seminary in IS.l^. He was ad- mitted to the diaconate at Christ cliurch, Strat- ford, Conn., by Bishop Brownell, June 29, 1852, and was ordained priest at Trinity church, Norwich, Conn., Sept. 27, 1853, by Bishop Williams. He was assistant at the Church of the Epiphany, New York city, 1852-53; rector of St. Luke's church, Portland, Me., for throe months in 1853; of Trinity chiu-ch, Norwich, Conn., 1853-GO, and of Christ church Detroit, Mich., 18G0-G9. He was elected mission- ary bishop of Oregon and Washington Territory by the house of bishops in 1868, but declined, and was rector of (i race church, Brooklyn, X.Y.,1869- 73. He was elected bishop of Massachusetts to succeed Bishop Eastburn, who died Sept. 12, 1872, and was consecrated in Grace church, Brooklyn, N.Y.. Sept. 17, 1873, by Bishops Smith, Lee, Williams, Stevens, Littlejohn and Hunting- ton. He was married to Anna Page, daughter of Col. Sanger, U.S.A. The Bishop Paddock lec- tureship, founded in 1880 by Mr. George A. Jar- vis in the General Theological seminary, was named for him by the founder, and he was to have been the eleventh lecturer in 1891, but died before the date appointed. He received the de- gree D.D. from Trinity college in 1867, was cura- tor there, 1870-91, and a member of the board of visitors, 1873-91. He contributed to reviews and periodicals, and is the author of: Ten Years in the Episcopate (1883); The First Century of the Protestant Episcopal Church in Massachusetts (1885); The Pastoral Relation, and canonical digests. He .lied in Boston, Mass., March 9, 1891. PADDOCK, John Adams, first bishop of Olym- pia and 127th in succession in the American episcopate, was born in Norwich, Conn., Jan. 19, 1825; son of the Rev. Seth Birdsey and Emily (Flagg) Paddock, and elder brother of the Rt. Rev. Benjamin Henry Paddock (q. v.) He was graduated at Trinity college in 1845 and at the General Theological seminary in 1849; was admitted to the diaconate July 22, 1849; advanced to the priesthood April 30,1850; was rector of Christ church, Strat- ford, Conn., 1849-55, and of St. Peter's J yHut*^^- ciiurch, Brooklyn. N. ^ Y., 1855-80. He was

married April 23,1856, to Frances Chester, daughter of Patrick and Alaila (Thurston) Fanning, who died April 29, 1881. He was a member of the standing committee of the

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diocese of Long Island from its organization, 1868-80, and also served on the foreign commit- tee of the Board of Missions. He was elected first missionary bishop of Washington in 1880 and was consecrated at Brooklyn, N.Y., Dec. 15, 1880, by Bishops Smith, Lee, Potter, Stevens, Tuttle, Paddock, Scarborough, Penick and Seymour. He founded several church and charitable institu- tions, among them tiie Fannie C. Paddock memo- rial hospital, Tacoina, and the Annie Wright Seminary for Girls, Tacoma, at a cost of $60,000, for which he obtained an endowment of §100,000. His jurisdiction was divided and his title changed to bishop of Olympia in 1892. He received the degree D.D. from Trinity college in 1870. He is the author of History of Christ Church. Strat- ford, Conn. (1854) and of sermons, addresses and reports. He died at Santa Barbara, Cal., March 4, 1894, and is buried at Tacoma, Wash.

PADELFORD, Seth, governor of Rhode Island, was born at Taunton, Mass., Oct. 3, 1807; son of John and Mary (Heath) Padelford, and a descendant of Jonathan Padelford, the English immigrant. He attended the common schools of Taunton; was employed in ,< -

a wholesale grocery store at ^' Providence and later estal;- -^ lished himself in business He was a member of the cit} ^ " ^

council, 1837-41 and 1851-52; 1. ,,^

a member of the city school " ,- committee, 1837-41, 1851-53 ' ^.'W^"

and 1864-73; a representative in the state legis- lature, 1852-53; lieutenant-governor of Rhode Island, 1863-65; was presidential elector on the Grant ticket in 1868, and was elected the twenty- seventh governor of Rhode Island in 1869 to succeed Ambrose E. Burnside, serving by repeated re-elections until 1873. He was one of the com- missioners of the sinking fund of Providence 1873-77; was vice-president of the New-England Emigrant Aid society; a director of the Provi- dence Athena?um; a member of the R.I. Historical society and of many charitable socie- ties. He was twice married, first, Oct. 19, 1834, to Louisa Rhodesand secondly, Oct. 2, 1845, to Mary (Barton) Pierce. He died in Providence, R. I. Aug. 26, 1878.

PAGE, Carroll Smalley, governor of Ver- mont, was born in Westfield, Vt., Jan. 10, 1843; son of Russell Smith and Martha Melvina (Smalley) Page; grandson of Francis and Martha (Hyde) Smalley and of James and Hnnnah (Cheney) Page, and a descendant of William Page of Derry, New Hampshire, and of Capt. Jedediah Hyde of Norwich, Conn. He attended the Lamoille county grammar school, Johnson, Vt., People's academy. Morrisville, Vt., and La- moille Central academv, Hvde Park, Vt., and