22 September 1852 A.D. Birth: Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase, Missionary and Educator
22 September 1852 A.D. Birth: Episcopal Bishop Philander Chase, Missionary and Educator Editor. “Biography of Philander Chase.” The Papers of Philander Chase. 21 Jan 2001. http://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/chase/biography/biography.htmhttp://www2.kenyon.edu/Khistory/chase/biography/biography.htm . Accessed 22 Sept 2015. Biography of Philander Chase Philander Chase was born on December 14, 1775, in Cornish, New Hampshire to Dudley and Allace Corbett Chase. Dudley Chase, a deacon and farmer, had helped establish the small town only a few years earlier. Little is known of Philander Chase’s childhood, save a few tales he published in his Reminiscences . In 1791, having been dissuaded by his father from his earlier aspirations of becoming a farmer, young Chase enrolled in Dartmouth College. There he happened upon a copy of The Book of Common Prayer which inspired him to leave behind his Congregational upbringing and seek ordination as an Episcopal priest. ...