. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. alvary Church, Colchester, where he built a church. He wasalso chaplain in the famous Oramel Whittlesey Music Vale Seminary, near that idace. In1S70 he became rector of Trinity Church, Tariffville, where he built a handsome brownstonechurch. He became Kector of Trinity Clnircli. Torrington, in 1876. in which i)lace lu- becameArchdeacon of Litchlield. liolding that office until 1890, when he entered ujjon the rectorshipof St. Pauls Church, Bridgeport, and later was Archdeacon of Fairfield. Ho represented theDiocese of Connecticut in the General Convention o
. History of Bridgeport and vicinity. alvary Church, Colchester, where he built a church. He wasalso chaplain in the famous Oramel Whittlesey Music Vale Seminary, near that idace. In1S70 he became rector of Trinity Church, Tariffville, where he built a handsome brownstonechurch. He became Kector of Trinity Clnircli. Torrington, in 1876. in which i)lace lu- becameArchdeacon of Litchlield. liolding that office until 1890, when he entered ujjon the rectorshipof St. Pauls Church, Bridgeport, and later was Archdeacon of Fairfield. Ho represented theDiocese of Connecticut in the General Convention of 1886. He was a member of the StandingCommittee of the Diocese from 1893 to 1898, and its secretary for the larger portion of tliattime. He was also, ior many years, an Examining Chajjlain of the Diocese. During hisministrv he was twice elected General Missionary of the Diocese of Massachusetts, but eachtime declined that important office. In :\Ias<iiirv lie has tlie Kniglit Templar (legreo. and several times was Grand. REV. HEXRY M. SHERMAX BR[I)(iEPORT AXl) VKIXITY 387 ClKiplain (if dillViiiit liiaiiclirs of tlii ordiT. lli was also an active iiiciiil)ci- of sivoralfratfiiial orders. Owing to ill health he resif;ned St. Iauls parish in HlOli, and retiredfrom tlie active work of tlie ministry at that time, lie was instrnmeiital in building otherchurches and rectories in |)arishes and missions willi which he was connected. In he was married to Maria Louisa, daughter of .Jolm 1). Baker, who died in were two daughters of this nuirriage, Margaret Lydia, and Mary Benson wife ofJosejih V. Mcek>. There are three grandchildren, IarroU Sherman Joseph, and LouisaBenson Meeks. In iSii.) he was married to Mary Kliza. daughter of William H. Perry. Herdeath occurred in ;. JAMES DOUGLAS GOLD, M. D. Dr. James Douglas Gold, engaged in the practice of medicine in Bridgeport, was bornat Cornwall, Connecticut, November 5, 1866, a son of Theodore Sed
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