John Henry Hobart

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The Right Reverend John Henry Hobart D.D.
3rd Bishop of New York
Church	Episcopal Church
Diocese	New York
Elected	February 27, 1816
In office	1816–1830
Predecessor	Benjamin Moore
Successor	Benjamin T. Onderdonk
Orders
Ordination	April 5, 1801 (priest) by Samuel Provoost
Consecration	May 29, 1811 by William White
Personal details
Born	(1775-09-14)September 14, 1775 Philadelphia, Colony of Pennsylvania
Died	September 12, 1830(1830-09-12) (aged 54) Auburn, New York, United States
Buried	Trinity Church Cemetery
Nationality	American
Denomination	Anglican
Parents	Enoch Hobart & Hannah Pratt
Spouse	Mary Goodwin Chandler
Previous post(s)	Assistant Bishop of New York (1811-1816)
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania (1790 - 1791) and College of New Jersey (1792 - 1796)
Sainthood
Feast day	September 12
Venerated in	Episcopal Church

John Henry Hobart (September 14, 1775 – September 12, 1830) was the third Episcopal bishop of New York (1816–1830). He vigorously promoted the extension of the Episcopal Church in upstate New York, as well as founded both the General Theological Seminary in New York City and Geneva College in Geneva in the Finger Lakes area (in 1852 renamed Hobart Free College after him and now operating as Hobart and William Smith Colleges). He was the beloved pastor of Elizabeth Seton before her conversion to Catholicism.