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{{Short description|American bishop}}
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| diocese = [[Episcopal Diocese of Florida|Florida]]
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| elected = January 9, 1851
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| term = 1851–1866
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| ordination = November 20, 1825
| ordination = November 20, 1825
| ordained_by = [[Nathaniel Bowen]]
| ordained_by = [[Nathaniel Bowen]]
| consecration = October 15, 1951
| consecration = October 15, 1851
| consecrated_by = [[Christopher Edwards Gadsden]]
| consecrated_by = [[Christopher Edwards Gadsden]]
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| buried = [[Church of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina)]]
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| nationality = [Americans|American]]
| religion = [[Anglicanism|Anglican]]
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| parents = Hugh Rutledge & Mary Golightly Huger
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==Early life==
==Early life==
Rutledge was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], the son of Hugh Rutledge and Mary (Golightly) Rutledge.<ref name=sketch2>Batterson, 164</ref> He graduated from [[Yale University]] in 1820, and from the [[General Theological Seminary]] in 1823.<ref name=sketch>Batterson, 163</ref> Rutledge was ordained deacon on May 9, 1823 by the Bishop of South Carolina [[Nathaniel Bowen]], and began officiating at Christ Church the same year. He was ordained priest in St Paul's Church, Radcliffe, South Carolina, on November 20, 1825, by Bishop Bowen. He then moved to become rector of [[Grace Church Cathedral|Grace Church]], [[Sullivan's Island]], in 1827.<ref name=sketch/> In 1845, he moved to [[Tallahassee, Florida]] and became rector of [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Tallahassee, Florida)|St. John's Church]].<ref name=sketch/>
Rutledge was born in [[Charleston, South Carolina]], the son of Hugh Rutledge and Mary (Golightly) Rutledge.<ref name=sketch2>Batterson, 164</ref> Francis spent his formative years either at his family's townhouse in Charleston or on their plantation in [[Stateburg, South Carolina]].<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Willis |first1=Lee L. |title=Secession Sanctified: Bishop Francis Huger Rutledge and the Coming of the Civil War in Florida |journal=The Florida Historical Quarterly |date=2004 |volume=82 |issue=4 |pages=421–437 |jstor=30149959 }}</ref> He graduated from [[Yale College]] in 1820, and from the [[General Theological Seminary]] in 1823.<ref name=sketch>Batterson, 163</ref> Rutledge was ordained deacon on May 9, 1823, by the Bishop of South Carolina [[Nathaniel Bowen]], and began officiating at Christ Church the same year. He was ordained priest in St Paul's Church, Radcliffe, South Carolina, on November 20, 1825, by Bishop Bowen. He then moved to become rector of [[Grace Church Cathedral|Grace Church]], [[Sullivan's Island]], in 1827.<ref name=sketch/> In 1840, Francis moved from South Carolina and took charge of [[Trinity_Parish_(St._Augustine,_Florida)|Trinity Parish ]] in Saint Augustine.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cushman |first1=Joseph D. |title=Francis Huger Rutledge, 1799-1866: First Bishop of Florida, 1851-1866 |journal=Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church |date=1961 |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=127–137 |jstor=42972923 }}</ref> In 1845, he moved to [[Tallahassee, Florida]] and became rector of [[St. John's Episcopal Church (Tallahassee, Florida)|St. John's Church]].<ref name=sketch/>


==Bishop of Florida==
==Bishop of Florida==
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==Family==
==Family==
His family on both sides was wealthy and well established. His father, Hugh, was a lawyer and eventually served as Chancellor on the Court of Vice Admiralty in Charleston. Francis also had two uncles, [[John Rutledge]], who was governor of South Carolina as well as a chief justice of the United States, and [[Edward Rutledge]], a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and also a governor of South Carolina. Both his father and his uncle, Edward, would end up captured by the British during the American Revolution and were held as political prisoners in [[Castillo de San Marcos]], in Saint Augustine in 1780, a city that Francis would call home several decades later. His grandfather on his mother's side was [[Benjamin_Huger_(American_Revolution)|Benjamin Huger]], a major during the American Revolution. And finally, his uncle on his mother's side was [[Francis Kinloch Huger]], a physician and artillery officer who was most well known for his failed attempt to rescue [[Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette]] from captivity in Austria during the French Revolution. He returned to America in 1798, only months before his sister Mary gave birth. While there is no written record to corroborate, many believe that Francis Rutledge was named after his daring uncle.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Cushman |first1=Joseph D. |title=Francis Huger Rutledge, 1799-1866: First Bishop of Florida, 1851-1866 |journal=Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church |date=1961 |volume=30 |issue=2 |pages=127–137 |jstor=42972923 }}</ref>
He was a nephew of South Carolina statesmen [[John Rutledge|John]] and [[Edward Rutledge]].<ref>Huntington</ref>


==Notes==
==Notes==
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==References==
==References==
*{{cite book |title=A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate |last=Batterson |first=Hermon Griswold |year=1878 |location=Philadelphia |publisher=J. B. Lippencott & Co. |url=https://archive.org/details/asketchbookamer00battgoog |accessdate=2009-07-29}}
*{{cite book |title=A Sketch-book of the American Episcopate |last=Batterson |first=Hermon Griswold |year=1878 |location=Philadelphia |publisher=J. B. Lippencott & Co. |url=https://archive.org/details/asketchbookamer00battgoog |accessdate=2009-07-29}}
*{{cite book |title=Religion and the American Civil War |last=Miller |first=Randall |year=1998|publisher=Oxford University Press, USA |isbn=0-19-512128-7|display-authors=etal}}
* {{cite book |last1=Miller |first1=Randall M. |last2=Stout |first2=Harry S. |last3=Wilson |first3=Charles Reagan |title=Religion and the American Civil War |date=1998 |publisher=Oxford University Press |isbn=978-0-19-512128-5 }}
* {{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Rutledge, John|year=1900|author=Frank Huntington}}
* {{Cite Appletons'|wstitle=Rutledge, John|year=1900|author=Frank Huntington}}


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The Right Reverend

Francis Huger Rutledge

D.D., S.T.D.
Bishop of Florida
ChurchEpiscopal Church
DioceseFlorida
ElectedJanuary 9, 1851
In office1851–1866
SuccessorJohn F. Young
Orders
OrdinationNovember 20, 1825
by Nathaniel Bowen
ConsecrationOctober 15, 1851
by Christopher Edwards Gadsden
Personal details
Born(1799-04-11)April 11, 1799
Charleston, South Carolina, United States
DiedNovember 6, 1866(1866-11-06) (aged 67)
Tallahassee, Florida, United States
BuriedChurch of the Holy Cross (Stateburg, South Carolina)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsHugh Rutledge & Mary Golightly Huger

Francis Huger Rutledge (April 11, 1799 – November 6, 1866) was the first Episcopal bishop of Florida.

Early life

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Rutledge was born in Charleston, South Carolina, the son of Hugh Rutledge and Mary (Golightly) Rutledge.[1] Francis spent his formative years either at his family's townhouse in Charleston or on their plantation in Stateburg, South Carolina.[2] He graduated from Yale College in 1820, and from the General Theological Seminary in 1823.[3] Rutledge was ordained deacon on May 9, 1823, by the Bishop of South Carolina Nathaniel Bowen, and began officiating at Christ Church the same year. He was ordained priest in St Paul's Church, Radcliffe, South Carolina, on November 20, 1825, by Bishop Bowen. He then moved to become rector of Grace Church, Sullivan's Island, in 1827.[3] In 1840, Francis moved from South Carolina and took charge of Trinity Parish in Saint Augustine.[4] In 1845, he moved to Tallahassee, Florida and became rector of St. John's Church.[3]

Bishop of Florida

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Rutledge was elected Bishop of the new diocese of Florida in 1851.[1] He was the 53rd bishop in the ECUSA, and was consecrated by Bishops Christopher E. Gadsden, Stephen Elliott, and Nicholas Hamner Cobbs.[1] When the American Civil War started, Rutledge was an advocate for secession, even agreeing to pay $500 to the state treasury as soon as the secession ordinance had passed.[5] He died in 1866 and is buried in his native South Carolina.

Family

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His family on both sides was wealthy and well established. His father, Hugh, was a lawyer and eventually served as Chancellor on the Court of Vice Admiralty in Charleston. Francis also had two uncles, John Rutledge, who was governor of South Carolina as well as a chief justice of the United States, and Edward Rutledge, a signer of the Declaration of Independence, and also a governor of South Carolina. Both his father and his uncle, Edward, would end up captured by the British during the American Revolution and were held as political prisoners in Castillo de San Marcos, in Saint Augustine in 1780, a city that Francis would call home several decades later. His grandfather on his mother's side was Benjamin Huger, a major during the American Revolution. And finally, his uncle on his mother's side was Francis Kinloch Huger, a physician and artillery officer who was most well known for his failed attempt to rescue Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette from captivity in Austria during the French Revolution. He returned to America in 1798, only months before his sister Mary gave birth. While there is no written record to corroborate, many believe that Francis Rutledge was named after his daring uncle.[6]

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Batterson, 164
  2. ^ Willis, Lee L. (2004). "Secession Sanctified: Bishop Francis Huger Rutledge and the Coming of the Civil War in Florida". The Florida Historical Quarterly. 82 (4): 421–437. JSTOR 30149959.
  3. ^ a b c Batterson, 163
  4. ^ Cushman, Joseph D. (1961). "Francis Huger Rutledge, 1799-1866: First Bishop of Florida, 1851-1866". Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 30 (2): 127–137. JSTOR 42972923.
  5. ^ Miller et al., 99
  6. ^ Cushman, Joseph D. (1961). "Francis Huger Rutledge, 1799-1866: First Bishop of Florida, 1851-1866". Historical Magazine of the Protestant Episcopal Church. 30 (2): 127–137. JSTOR 42972923.

References

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