Ernest M. Stires

Ernest M. Stires
Church Episcopal Church (United States)
Province Province 2
Diocese Diocese of Long Island
In office 1925-1942
Predecessor Frederick Burgess
Successor James P. deWolfe
Personal details
Born (1866-05-20)May 20, 1866
Died February 12, 1951(1951-02-12) (aged 84)
Alma mater Episcopal High School, Virginia Theological Seminary, University of Virginia

Ernest Milmore Stires (May 20, 1866 - February 12, 1951) was the third bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Long Island in the U.S. Episcopal Church in the United States of America, he served from 1925 to 1942. He was a graduate of the Episcopal High School in Alexandria, Virginia, Virginia Theological Seminary, and the University of Virginia where he was a member of Phi Kappa Psi[1] and the Virginia Glee Club.[2] Stires later served as Phi Kappa Psi's seventh national President.[3]

References

  1. Grand Catalogue of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity: February 1, 1910, page 85
  2. Corks and Curls. I. p. 92.
  3. Van Cleve: The History of the Phi Kappa Psi Fraternity 1852–1902, p.137: Franklin Printing Company, 1902


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