Almon Abbott

Henry Pryor Almon Abbott[1] (July 11, 1881 – April 4, 1945) was a prelate of the Episcopal Church, who served as Bishop of Lexington from 1929 to 1945.

On July 11, 1907, he married Rachel Caroline Gwyn, and together had five children.

He was Curate at St Luke's Cathedral in Halifax, NS from 1904 to 1906, and briefly served as assistant rector of the Church of St James the Apostle in Montreal in 1906.

[4] That same year, he became rector of Christ Church Cathedral in Hamilton, Ontario, where he remained till 1914.

Subsequently, from 1910 till 1911, he served as Dean of Niagara[5] After arriving in the United States, Abbott became Dean of Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio in 1914, while in 1919, he became rector of Grace and St Peter's Church in Baltimore.