Elisha Smith Thomas
The Right Reverend Elisha Smith Thomas D.D. | |
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| Bishop of Kansas | |
| Church | Episcopal Church |
| Diocese | Kansas |
| Elected | February 2, 1887 |
| In office | 1889-1895 |
| Predecessor | Thomas Hubbard Vail |
| Successor | Frank Rosebrook Millspaugh |
| Orders | |
| Ordination | April 5, 1862 by John Williams |
| Consecration | May 4, 1887 by Henry Benjamin Whipple |
| Personal details | |
| Born | March 2, 1834 |
| Died | March 9, 1895 (aged 61) |
| Buried | Elm Grove Cemetery, North Kingstown, Rhode Island |
| Denomination | Anglican |
| Parents | Allen Mason Thomas & Charlotte Smith |
| Spouse |
Georgine Mary Brown (m. 1861) |
| Children | 1 |
Elisha Smith Thomas (March 2, 1834 – March 9, 1895) was the second bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Kansas from 1889 to his death. His son, Nathaniel S. Thomas, became the second bishop of Wyoming in the Episcopal Church.