LANGDON, William Chauncy, clergyman, born in Burlington, Vermont, 19 Aug, 1831; died 1895. He was graduated at Transylvania University in 1850, and was adjunct professor of astronomy and chemistry in Shelby College, Kentucky, in 1850-'1. In May, 1851, he was appointed assistant examiner of the United States patent-office, and four years later he became chief examiner.

In 1856 he resigned and entered on the practice of patent law, but not, long afterward resolved to enter the ministry of the Episcopal Church, and was made deacon in 1858, and priest in 1859. He served for a year as assistant minister in St. Andrew's Church, Philadelphia, and in the autumn of 1.859 went to Rome, Italy, and founded the American Episcopal Church in that city, of which he was the first, rector. Returning to the United States, he was rector of St. John's church, Havre de Grace, Maryland, from 1862 till 1866. In the general convention of 1865 he brought forward the subject of Italian Catholic reform, and was appointed a member of the joint committee, and sent to Italy in this behalf in January, 1867.

He visited Florence, where he remained until 1878, being the agent and instrument of intercourse between the bishops and clergy of the Church of England and of the American church, and those members of the Latin churches that were inclined to reform. He was active in bringing about relations between the "Old Catholics" and the American bishops, and was present at the Old Catholic congress in 1872, in Cologne, and also at subsequent congresses in 1872, 1873, and 1874, as well as at the reunion conferences in Cologne and Bonn in 1872-'5.

He founded Emmanuel Church, Geneva, Switzerland, in 1873, and was in charge until 1875. He received the degree of D. D. in 1874 from Gambier College, Ohio. He returned to the United States in 1875, and accepted the rectorship of Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1876, but toward the close of 1878 resigned, greatly broken in health. In 1883 he, became rector of St. James's Church, Bedford, Pennsylvania, where he now (1887) resides.

Besides numerous reports of his special work in Europe, Dr. Langdon has published "Some Account of the Catholic Reform Movement in the Italian Church" (London, 1868); "The Defects in our Practical Catholicity" (New York, 1871); "Plain Papers for Parish Priests and People" (1880-'3); and "The Conflict of Practice and Principle in American Church Polity" (Cambridge, 1882).

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LANGDON, Willialn Channcy, clergyman, born in Burlington, Vermont, 19 Aug, ., 1831. He was graduated at Transylvania university in 1850, and was adjunct professor of astronomy and chemistry in Shelby college, Kentucky, in 1850-'1. In May, 185f, he was appointed assistant examiner of the United States patent-office, and four years later he became chief examiner. In 1856 he resigned and entered on the practice of patent law, but not, long afterward resolved to enter the ministry of the Episcopal church, and was made deacon in 1858, and priest in 1859. He served for a year as assistant minister in St. Andrew's church, Philadelphia, and in the autumn of 1.859 went to Rome, Italy, and founded the American Episcopal church in that city, of which he was the first, rector. Returning to the United States, he was rector of St. John's church, Havre de Grace, Maryland, from 1862 till 1866. In the general convention of 1865 he brought forward the subject of Italian Catholic reform, and was appointed a member of the joint committee, and sent to Italy in this behalf in January, 1867. He visited Florence, where he remained until 1878, being the agent and instrument of intercourse between the bishops and clergy of the Church of England and of the American church, and those members of the Latin churches that were inclined to reform. He was active in bringing about relations between the " Old Catholics" and the American bishops, and was present at the Old Catholic congress in 1872, in Cologne, and also at subsequent congresses in 1872, 1873, and 1874, as well as at the reunion conferences in Cologne and Bonn in 1872-'5. He founded Emmanuel church, Geneva, Switzerland, in 1873, and was in charge until 1875. He received the degree of D. D. in 1874 from Gambier college, Ohio. He returned to the United States in 1875, and accepted the rectorship of Christ church, Cambridge, Massachusetts, in 1876, but toward the close of 1878 resigned, greatly broken in health. In 1883 he , became rector of St. James's church, Bedford, Pennsylvania, where he now (1.887) resides. Besides numerous reports of his special work in Europe, Dr. Langdon has published "Some Account of the Catholic Reform Movement in the Italian Church " (London, 1868); "The Defects in our Practical Catholicity" , (New York, 1871); " Plain Papers for Parish Priests and People" (1880-'3); and " The Conflict of Practice and Principle in American Church Polity " (Cambridge, 1882).