William J. Scarlett (October 3, 1883 – March 28, 1973) was Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Missouri, serving from 1930 to 1952.
[1] Scarlett was ordained deacon in June 1909 by Bishop William Lawrence of Massachusetts.
[2] Initially he served as assistant at St George's Church in New York City between 1909 and 1911, before becoming Dean of Trinity Cathedral in Phoenix, Arizona in 1911.
[4] During the ninety-first annual diocesan convention of January 28, 1930, Scarlett was elected Coadjutor Bishop of Missouri on the first ballot.
[5] He was consecrated on May 6, 1930 by Bishop Boyd Vincent of Southern Ohio, in Christ Church Cathedral.