Edwin Gardner Weed

Edwin Gardner Weed (July 23, 1846 – January 18, 1924) was the third Bishop of Florida in The Episcopal Church from 1886 till 1924.

[1] Weed was born on July 23, 1846, in Savannah, Georgia, the son of Henry Davis Weed and Sarah Richards Dunning.

He also studied at the General Theological Seminary and graduated in 1870.

He retained the post till his election as bishop in 1886.

[3][4] In 1886, Weed was elected as the third Bishop of Florida, and was consecrated on August 11, 1886, by Bishop Charles Todd Quintard of Tennessee.