M. Edward Fawcett

M. Edward Fawcett (November 1, 1865 – September 17, 1935) was an American prelate who served as the third Bishop of Quincy in the Episcopal Church.

He married Esther L. Faul of Chicago, on November 3, 1887, and together had 2 daughters and one son, two of whom died young.

[1] Fawcett was ordained deacon on May 20, 1897, and priest on December 15 of the same year, both by Bishop William Edward McLaren of Chicago.

In 1901 he transferred to St Bartholomew's Church in Chicago, where he remained till 1904.

[3] On May 20, 1903, Fawcett was elected as the third Bishop of Quincy on the thirteenth ballot.