Episcopal Diocese of Northern Indiana ArchivesMain MenuIntroduction to the CollectionBishops of the Diocese of IndianaBishops of the Diocese of Northern IndianaParishes and MissionsConventionsOrdinations and PostulantsCamps and YouthEcumenical ServicesDiocesan Officers and GovernanceWomen's Auxiliary - Episcopal Church WomenMiscellaneousJohn David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252
Rev. James Arthur Hilton
12020-11-03T07:33:03-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252327161plain2020-11-03T07:33:04-08:00John David Beatty85388be94808daa88b6f1a0c89beb70cd0fac252The Rev. James A. Hilton was born in Monticello, Indiana, on 19 August 1907, the son of James and Caroline Jane Hilton. He moved to Pennsylvania with his parents and was baptized in St. Timothy's Episcopal Church, Roxborough, Philadelphia, in 1910. He was living in 1930 in Philadelphia and transferred to the Diocese of Northern Indiana while still a deacon in 1936. Bishop Gray gave him oversight of St. Augustine's in Gary, sharing duties with two other priests. He was ordained to the priesthood later in 1936 and transferred to the Diocese of Michigan in 1938. In 1940, he was living in Los Angeles. He died on 12 June 1970, apparently in Chicago.