Samuel Seabury

| ordained deacon by = John Thomas, (Lincoln) | date of diaconal ordination = 21 December 1753 | place of diaconal ordination = Fulham Palace | ordained priest by = Richard Osbaldeston, (Carlisle) | date of priestly ordination = 23 December 1753 | place of priestly ordination = Fulham Palace | consecrated by = Robert Kilgour, (Aberdeen) | co-consecrators = | date of consecration = 14 November 1784 | place of consecration = Bishop John Skinner's house, Longacre, Aberdeen | elevated by = | date of elevation = | bishop 1 = | consecration date 1 = | sources = }}

Samuel Seabury (November 30, 1729February 25, 1796) was the first American Episcopal bishop, the second Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America, and the first Bishop of Connecticut. He was a leading Loyalist in New York City during the American Revolution and a known rival of Alexander Hamilton. Provided by Wikipedia