Newark evening star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1909-1916, 1914-03-14
DEAN Of BISHOPS
IN NEW JERSEY
DIES IN TRENTON
Rt. Rev. John Scarborough,
Head of Episcopal Church
Here, Succumbs.
Especial to the Evening star.l

TRENTON, March 4.-Rt Rev
John Scarborough, d. D., Protestant
Episcopal bishop Of New Jersey, died
at his home here at 1856 q. IN. today
after short illness of pleuro-pneu-
monia. He was in his elghty-third
year. and was the oldest bishop In
New Jersey.
Bishop Scarborough was born in
Ireland April %, 1881, and in infancy
was baptized In the chapel of the Etrl
of Rodeu, III Bryantford. In childhood
he was brought to this country, and
received his early education In a
country school at Queensbury, N. Y.
He was fitted for college by Rev. Ed
ward u. Edwards, graduate of OK
ford, ard graduated from Trinity Col
lege. Hartford, In 1854. His theologi-
cal education he obtained in the Gen.
fera1 Theological Seminary OF New
York city. He was ordained deacon
In Trinity Church, New York. June
2S, 1851 He went at once to be as
sistant in st. Paul's Church. Troy,
where he was ordained priest the fol-
lowing year by the late Bishop Pot
ter
After three years he became rector
of the Church of the Holy Comforter,
Poughkeepsie, N. Y. where. May 90,
1865, he was married to Catherine
Elizabeth, the youngest child of The
odore and Catherine Elizabeth Trivett
and granddaughter of the late
Rev. DR.. Benhaus, well-known min
lister of the Episcopal Church. In 1867
he was called to the rectorship of
Trinity Church, Pittsburgh, then the
largest parish west of the Allegha-
MES.
February 2, 1875. he was conse-
Grated bishop in ST. Mary's Church
Burlington. by the same hands which
had ordained him deacon and priest
and married him. He Immediately
took up his residence in Trenton, and
was the first bishop of the diocese
to come here. Under his administra-
ton of the church policy In New
Jersey great and substantial prog
ress was made
His activities were not confined to
his church work, he being one of the
foremost men of the State In civic
matters. He aided in the conferences
that drafted the Bishops bill regu-
lating the liquor traffic. He was also
one of the leaders in the movement
that brought about the abolition of
race track gambling in this State.
The feudal name of Scarborough
originated in Yorkshire England,
where the occupant of a sharp, sea-
jutting promontory was entrenched
with his retainers in his fortified cas-
tie. The first castle was destroyed
by the troops of Cromwell. but was
rebuilt, and is still used as bar
racks for troops. The family OF
Bishop Scarborough was resident for
many generations in and near the
beautiful watering place of the same
name.
OF this family in the households of
Charles l. and his son, Charles IL,
Sir Charles Scarborough was the
chief physician. The father of Bishop
Scarborough held an appointment in
the internal revenue department and
was resident at Castlewellan, In the
north of ireland.
The bishop has nve daughters
Mrs. Edward j. Knight, who lives
at the home of the bishop; Mrs.
Charles +. Gummere, of this city;
Mrs. Charles O. Roberts, of Ridley
Park, Pa; Miss Elizabeth Scarbor-
ough. of this city, and Mrs. Charles
T.. Hewitt, formerly of this city, now
living in Meredith, n. H.
The bishops wife died several years
ago. His son-in-law, Rev. Edward
]. Knight. died in Colorado while he
was bishop of Western Colorado.