George David Cummins

George David Cummins (born Dec. 11, 1822, near Smyrna, Del., U.S.—died June 26, 1876, Lutherville, Md.) was a dissident American clergyman who founded and became the first bishop of the Reformed Episcopal Church. After three years in charge of the Bladensburg, Md., circuit of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Cummins began study for the ministry of the Protestant Episcopal Church. Ordained a priest in 1847, he became a distinguished preacher and served several important parishes in...