Sumner, Walter Taylor (1874-1935)

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Stanley Ross Linn to Jane Addams, July 15, 1905

Hull-House Year Book 1906-1907

Frances Crane Lillie to Jane Addams, April 23, 1912

Jane Addams to Anita McCormick Blaine, February 13, 1913

Jane Addams et al. to David Starr Jordan and Clifford G. Roe, January 31, 1913

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Birth Date

1874-12-05

Death Date

1935-09-04

Birthplace

Manchester, NH

Biographical Text

Walter Taylor Sumner was an Episcopal priest who served as the Dean of the Chapel of Saint Peter and Paul in Chicago, Illinois. He was a member of the Juvenile Protection League, volunteered at Hull-House, and was a close friend of Jane Addams. In 1911, he was chairman of the Vice Commission of Chicago, which published an extensive report on prostitution in the city, including a plan for rescue, reform, and public health solutions. In 1914, he received an appointment as Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Oregon, serving in this role until his death in 1935.

Occupation

Clergyman

Social reform activist

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Dzuback, Emily

Lynn, Stacy

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Public domain

Gender

Male

First appears

1906

Bibliography and Links

"Bishop Sumner's Funeral Will Be Held Tomorrow," Chicago Tribune (IL), September 6, 1935, p. 14.

"Orders Mailing of Chicago Vice Report," The Inter Ocean (Chicago, IL), October 15, 1911, p. 12.

Chicago Pastor Elected Bishop, The Eugene Guard Daily, September 17, 1914, pg. 8.

The Vice Commission of Chicago, Dean Walter T. Sumner (chairman), The Social Evil in Chicago: A Study of Exisiting Conditions with Recommendations by the Vice Commission of Chicago (Chicago: Vice Commission, 1911).

Walter T Sumner in the New Hampshire, Death and Disinterment Records, 1754-1947

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“Sumner, Walter Taylor (1874-1935),” Jane Addams Digital Edition, accessed July 27, 2024, http://mail.digital.janeaddams.ramapo.edu/items/show/5261.