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251 John Henry Ducachet, D.D. (William and Mary College, Williams burg, Va., 1869), LL.D. (do., 1874), Episcopalian, mi ionary bishop of Northern California; b. at Portsmouth, Va., Sept. 24, 1833; graduated from St. Timothy's College, Md., 1850, and from William and Mary College, Williams burg, Va. (with gold medal for prize e ay), 1853; was tutor at former college, 1850-52, 1853-54; at the Church ill Military Academy, New York, 1854-55; studied at the Theological Seminary of Virginia, Alexandria, 1855-56; was principal of the Ashley Institute, Little Rock, Ark., 1856-58; ordered deacon 1858, priest 1859; a istant minister in Christ Church, Little Rock, 1858; the same in Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Va. (of which his father was rector), 1858-64; rector of Christ Church, Rock spring, Harford County, Md., 1864- 66; a istant minister in Trinity Church, Portsmouth, Va., 1866-68; rector of St. Paul's Church, Petersburg, Va., 1868-74'; of Trinity Church, San Francisco, Cal., 1874; returned to Petersburg, Va., 1874; consecrated bishop there, Dec. 2, 1874; had charge of his parish until April 1, 1875, when he removed to his jurisdiction, and now resides at Benicia, Cal. He founded St. Paul's School for Young Ladies, Petersburg, Va., and became rector and profe or, 1871; became president of the mi ionary College of St. Augustine, 1875; rector of St. Paul's Church, and rector of St. Mary's of the Pacific, a girls' school, 1876, — the three at Benicia, Cal.; declined election to the bishopric of Louisiana, 1879, and to the a istant bishopric of Mi i ippi, and to the rectorship of Grace Church, San Francisco, Cal., both in 1882. He has published sermons, addre es, pastoral letters, articles, etc.