Philip Slaughter, clergyman, was born at "Springfield", near Slaughter Mountain (Cedar Mountain) in Culpeper, Virginia, October 26, 1808; son of Capt. Philip Slaughter, of the Eleventh Continental Regiment, Army of the Revolution. He was educated at the University of Virginia and was selected to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1826, the day that Jefferson died. Philip was educated privately and at the academy at Winchester, Virginia; studied at the University of Virginia, 1825-1826; issued a license to practice law in Culpeper and practiced there from 1828 to 1832. He entered the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1833; was ordained deacon in Trinity Church, Staunton, 1834, and priest in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, 1835. He was rector at Dettingen, Virginia; of Christ Church, Georgetown, District of Columbia, 1836-1840; of the parishes of Meade and Johns, 1840-1843, and St. Paul's Church, Petersburg, Virginia, 1843-1848. On account of ill health he spent 1848-1849 in foreign travel. In 1856 he erected a church on his own land in Culpeper County, and officiated there without remuneration until the Federal Army destroyed it in 1862. He then preached in
his own house, in camps and hospitals. In 1874 he received the degree of D. D. from William and Mary College. The church convention made him historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. He edited "The Virginia Colonizationist" (1850); "The Army and Navy Messenger"; "The Southern Church" (1865); and is the author of: "St. George's Parish History" (1847); "Man and Woman" (1860); "Life of Randolph Fairfax" (1862); "A History of St. Mark's Parish" containing much genealogy about Culpeper County (1877); "Life of Col. Joshua Fry" (1880); "Historic Churches of Virginia" (1882); "Life of Hon. William Green" (1883); "Views from Cedar Mountains" (1884); "The Colonial Church of Virginia" (1885); "Christianity the Key to the Character and Career of Washington" (1886); and an "Address to the Minute-Men of Culpeper" (1887). Toward the end of his life, he served as rector at Emmanuel Church, Rapidan, Va. He died in Culpeper County, Virginia, June 12, 1890. He was buried at Calvary Church, which had been rebuilt in Mitchells, Va., but after it burned, he was re-buried at All Saints, the site of his original church on the eastern slope of Cedar Mountain
Among others, he was the cousin of William Bank Slaughter, who organized the state of Wisconsin.
SOURCE: From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume II
VIII--Prominent Persons
Views from Cedar Mountain, Philip Slaughter, 1884.
his own house, in camps and hospitals. In 1874 he received the degree of D. D. from William and Mary College. The church convention made him historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. He edited "The Virginia Colonizationist" (1850); "The Army and Navy Messenger"; "The Southern Church" (1865); and is the author of: "St. George's Parish History" (1847); "Man and Woman" (1860); "Life of Randolph Fairfax" (1862); "A History of St. Mark's Parish" containing much genealogy about Culpeper County (1877); "Life of Col. Joshua Fry" (1880); "Historic Churches of Virginia" (1882); "Life of Hon. William Green" (1883); "Views from Cedar Mountains" (1884); "The Colonial Church of Virginia" (1885); "Christianity the Key to the Character and Career of Washington" (1886); and an "Address to the Minute-Men of Culpeper" (1887). Toward the end of his life, he served as rector at Emmanuel Church, Rapidan, Va. He died in Culpeper County, Virginia, June 12, 1890. He was buried at Calvary Church, which had been rebuilt in Mitchells, Va., but after it burned, he was re-buried at All Saints, the site of his original church on the eastern slope of Cedar Mountain
Among others, he was the cousin of William Bank Slaughter, who organized the state of Wisconsin.
SOURCE: From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume II
VIII--Prominent Persons
Views from Cedar Mountain, Philip Slaughter, 1884.
Philip Slaughter, clergyman, was born at "Springfield", near Slaughter Mountain (Cedar Mountain) in Culpeper, Virginia, October 26, 1808; son of Capt. Philip Slaughter, of the Eleventh Continental Regiment, Army of the Revolution. He was educated at the University of Virginia and was selected to read the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1826, the day that Jefferson died. Philip was educated privately and at the academy at Winchester, Virginia; studied at the University of Virginia, 1825-1826; issued a license to practice law in Culpeper and practiced there from 1828 to 1832. He entered the Episcopal Theological Seminary, Alexandria, Virginia, 1833; was ordained deacon in Trinity Church, Staunton, 1834, and priest in St. Paul's Church, Alexandria, 1835. He was rector at Dettingen, Virginia; of Christ Church, Georgetown, District of Columbia, 1836-1840; of the parishes of Meade and Johns, 1840-1843, and St. Paul's Church, Petersburg, Virginia, 1843-1848. On account of ill health he spent 1848-1849 in foreign travel. In 1856 he erected a church on his own land in Culpeper County, and officiated there without remuneration until the Federal Army destroyed it in 1862. He then preached in
his own house, in camps and hospitals. In 1874 he received the degree of D. D. from William and Mary College. The church convention made him historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. He edited "The Virginia Colonizationist" (1850); "The Army and Navy Messenger"; "The Southern Church" (1865); and is the author of: "St. George's Parish History" (1847); "Man and Woman" (1860); "Life of Randolph Fairfax" (1862); "A History of St. Mark's Parish" containing much genealogy about Culpeper County (1877); "Life of Col. Joshua Fry" (1880); "Historic Churches of Virginia" (1882); "Life of Hon. William Green" (1883); "Views from Cedar Mountains" (1884); "The Colonial Church of Virginia" (1885); "Christianity the Key to the Character and Career of Washington" (1886); and an "Address to the Minute-Men of Culpeper" (1887). Toward the end of his life, he served as rector at Emmanuel Church, Rapidan, Va. He died in Culpeper County, Virginia, June 12, 1890. He was buried at Calvary Church, which had been rebuilt in Mitchells, Va., but after it burned, he was re-buried at All Saints, the site of his original church on the eastern slope of Cedar Mountain
Among others, he was the cousin of William Bank Slaughter, who organized the state of Wisconsin.
SOURCE: From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume II
VIII--Prominent Persons
Views from Cedar Mountain, Philip Slaughter, 1884.
his own house, in camps and hospitals. In 1874 he received the degree of D. D. from William and Mary College. The church convention made him historiographer of the diocese of Virginia. He edited "The Virginia Colonizationist" (1850); "The Army and Navy Messenger"; "The Southern Church" (1865); and is the author of: "St. George's Parish History" (1847); "Man and Woman" (1860); "Life of Randolph Fairfax" (1862); "A History of St. Mark's Parish" containing much genealogy about Culpeper County (1877); "Life of Col. Joshua Fry" (1880); "Historic Churches of Virginia" (1882); "Life of Hon. William Green" (1883); "Views from Cedar Mountains" (1884); "The Colonial Church of Virginia" (1885); "Christianity the Key to the Character and Career of Washington" (1886); and an "Address to the Minute-Men of Culpeper" (1887). Toward the end of his life, he served as rector at Emmanuel Church, Rapidan, Va. He died in Culpeper County, Virginia, June 12, 1890. He was buried at Calvary Church, which had been rebuilt in Mitchells, Va., but after it burned, he was re-buried at All Saints, the site of his original church on the eastern slope of Cedar Mountain
Among others, he was the cousin of William Bank Slaughter, who organized the state of Wisconsin.
SOURCE: From Encyclopedia of Virginia Biography, Volume II
VIII--Prominent Persons
Views from Cedar Mountain, Philip Slaughter, 1884.
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Neither THomas Towles nor Mary Elizabeth Slaughter are children of Rev. Philip Slaughter.
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