Hutchens Chew Bishop

The Reverend Dr. Hutchens Chew (H.C.) Bishop (1859 His great-grandmother was Charity Folks, a notable Annapolis woman who lived there both as someone's property, a slave, and a property owning free woman. He became rector of St. Mark's Church in Charleston in 1883.

His son, Shelton Hale Bishop (1889-1962), served as rector of the same church, with a dignified career in his own right. In 1917, Bishop served as president of the historic Silent Parade, along with fellow New York clergy Rev. Dr. Charles D. Martin, who served as secretary. Bishop's church, St. Philip's, served as the coordination center for planning activities. He marched along with W.E.B. Du Bois, James Weldon Johnson, and businessman John Nail.