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William Leopold Essex (February 8 1886 – February 26 1959) was fourth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Quincy. He was born in Piermont New York to William Essex and Elizabeth Looser Essex. Following education at Columbia University and the General Theological Seminary he was ordained deacon in 1910 and priest in 1911. Essex married Charlotte J. Nason in 1914. He was curate at Trinity Church Newport Rhode Island and rector at St. Paul’s Church Peoria from 1925 to 1936.