George M. Randall (bishop)

George Maxwell Randall (November 23, 1810 – September 28, 1873)[nb 1] was the Episcopal bishop of Missionary District of Colorado and Parts Adjacent.

[5] In his hometown of Warren, Randall was ordained a deacon in the Episcopal Church on July 17, 1838, and became a priest on November 2, 1839.

[3] Randall began his ordained ministry by serving as the rector of the Church of the Ascension in Fall River, Massachusetts.

[3] For many years he was the editor of The Christian Witness and Church Advocate and published many tracts including Why I Am a Churchman.

[10] George A. Jarvis, the largest contributor to the territorial activities of Bishop Randall, donated funds for the development of Wolfe Hall, an Episcopal school for girls in Denver.

Jarvis Hall (on the left) and Territorial School of Mines in Golden, Colorado, before 1878
Wolfe Hall, an Episcopalian academy for girls in Denver, Colorado, 1871