Harwood Sturtevant
American bishop
Harwood Sturtevant (June 30, 1888 – April 16, 1977) was the Episcopal bishop of the Diocese of Fond du Lac.
Early life
Born June 30, 1888, in Michigan, Harwood Sturtevant grew up in Delavan, Wisconsin where he graduated from high school. He attended the University of Michigan, where he was Phi Beta Kappa and Western Theological Seminary (now Seabury-Western) at Evanston, Illinois where he received a Doctor of Divinity degree. He was married to Mary M. Williams who together had one son, Harwood, Jr. and two daughters, Rebecca and Mary Virginia.
Priesthood
The Rt. Rev. William Walter Webb, Bishop of Milwaukee, ordained him deacon and priest in 1915. From 1915 to 1918, he served as Chaplain at St. Alban's School for Boys and St.
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