Albert Sidney Thomas

The Right Reverend Albert Sidney Thomas LL.D., D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of South Carolina
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	South Carolina
Elected	September 18, 1928
In office	1928–1944
Predecessor	William A. Guerry
Successor	Thomas N. Carruthers
Orders
Ordination	March 3, 1901 by Ellison Capers
Consecration	November 30, 1928 by John Gardner Murray
Personal details
Born	(1873-02-06)February 6, 1873 Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Died	October 8, 1967(1967-10-08) (aged 94) Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Buried	St. Michael's Episcopal Church (Charleston, South Carolina)
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	LeGrand Felder Guerry & Margaret Serena Brailsford
Spouse	Emily Jordan Carrison (m. 1908)
Children	3

Albert Sidney Thomas (February 6, 1873 – October 8, 1967) was ninth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of South Carolina, serving from 1928 to 1944. His father was John Peyre Thomas, Sr.

Early life and education

Thomas was born on February 6, 1873, in Columbia, South Carolina, the son of John Peyre Thomas and Mary Caroline Gibbes.[1] He studied at the State Military College in Charleston, South Carolina and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in 1892. He was awarded a Doctor of Laws from the same institution in 1931. He also studied at the General Theological Seminary and graduated with a Bachelor of Divinity in 1900. On December 17, 1908, he married Emily Jordan Carrison. He was awarded a Doctor of Sacred Theology from the General Seminary in 1930. he also did some postgraduate studied at the South Carolina College. He was also awarded a Doctor of Divinity from Sewanee: The University of the South in 1929.[2]

Ordained ministry

Thomas was ordained deacon on July 22, 1900, and priest, March 3, 1901, by Bishop Ellison Capers in Trinity Church, Columbia, South Carolina.[3] He then served as rector of St Matthew's Church in Darlington, South Carolina from 1900 until 1908. Between 1908 and 1921, he was rector of St David's Church in Cheraw, South Carolina while in 1918, he briefly served as rector of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Columbia, South Carolina.[4] In 1921, he became rector of St Michael's Church in Charleston, South Carolina, where he remained until 1928.[5] He also served as chairman of the department of missions and president of the standing committee of the Diocese of South Carolina.

Bishop

On September 18, Thomas was elected Bishop of South Carolina on the fifth ballot.[6] He was consecrated on November 30, 1928, in St Michael's Church, where he had been rector since 1921. He was consecrated by Presiding Bishop John Gardner Murray.[7] He retired in 1944.

References

1. Clifford, P. M. (1934). "Thomas, Albert Sidney". Who's Who in the General Convention of the Episcopal Church, 1934: 82.
2. Schwarz, J. C. (1936). "Thomas, Albert Sidney". Religious Leaders of America. 1: 1105.
3. R.L. Bryan (1957). "Thomas, A. S.". A Historical Account of the Protestant Episcopal Church in South Carolina, 1820-1957: Being a Continuation of Dalcho's Account, 1670-1820: 714.
4. Williams, G. W. (1951). "Thomas, Albert Sidney". St. Michael's: 321.
5. Marquis Who's Who (1973). Who was who in America, p. 717. Marquis Who's Who, Berkeley Heights, NJ. ISBN 0837902053.
6. "Albert S. Thomas elected". The Churchman. 138 (7–26): 21. 1928.
7. Morehouse-Gorham Company (1930). "THOMAS, ALBERT SIDNEY, D.D.". The Living Church Annual: 114.

• Charles Edward Thomas, A Biographical Tribute to the Rt. Rev. Albert Sidney Thomas: LL.D., D.D., S.T.D., 1873-1967, Ninth Bishop of South Carolina, 1928-1944 (1977)

External links

• Albert Sidney Thomas at Find a Grave