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Thomas Hubbard Vail was born in Richmond, Virginia, on October 21, 1812. He graduated from Trinity College, Hartford in 1831, and from the General Theological Seminary (GTS) in 1835. In 1858, he received a Doctor of Sacred Theology from Brown University and later, in 1875, he earned a Doctor of Laws from the University of Kansas.

After his graduation from GTS, Vail was ordained deacon in 1835 and a priest two years later. Around this time, he married Frances Sophia Vose with whom he had a daughter, Maria Vail. From 1837 to 1863, Vail served as rector for the following parishes: Christ Church, Cambridge, Massachusetts (1837-1838); St. John’s Church, Essex, Connecticut (1839-1844); Christ Church, Westerly, Rhode Island (1844-1857); St. Thomas’ Church, Taunton, Massachusetts (1857-1863); and Trinity Church, Muscatine, Iowa (1863-1864).

Vail was ordained the first Bishop of Kansas, on December 15, 1864, at Trinity Church, in Muscatine, IA. Three years later and after Frances’ death, he married Ellen Ledlie Bowman, Samuel Bowman’s daughter. With her he had a daughter, Ellen Sitgreaves Vail (Motter), in whose honor the Vail-Bowman correspondence was donated to the Archives. As bishop, Vail developed the new diocese, founded a wide network of parishes, and established both an Episcopal Seminary (1865) and the first Protestant hospital in Kansas, Christ Hospital in Topeka (1884). He was known for his rhetorical skill and for making the Church’s teachings accessible. His creative works include: The Comprehensive Church, Life of Lyde, and Sermon and the Consecration of the Chapel of Griswold College. Bishop Vail died in Philadelphia on October 6, 1889.

Pamela Pauly Chinnis was born in Springfield, Missouri, and raised in Galena in a politically active family. A 1946 graduate of the College of William and Mary with a degree in psychology, she became the first woman to serve as president of its Society of Alumni and as national editor of The Mortar Board Quarterly.

After moving to Washington, D.C. in 1948, she joined the Church of the Epiphany and soon became deeply involved in parish, diocesan, and national leadership. An advocate for women’s rights, she broke barriers in the church, serving as her parish’s first female warden and holding numerous lay leadership positions at every level. She went on to preside over the 1976 Triennial Meeting of the Episcopal Church Women, serve as vice-president of Province III (1979–1985), sit on the Executive Council, and represent the church in the Anglican Consultative Council.

In 1991, Chinnis became the first female President of the House of Deputies in its 220-year history, serving three consecutive terms until 2000 after earlier terms as Vice-President. Widely respected for her inclusive leadership, strong advocacy for women’s ordination and under represented groups, and deep faith, she described herself as a feminist and occasionally drew controversy for her outspoken views.

She received several honorary doctorates from General Theological Seminary. With her former husband, Carter C. Chinnis Sr., she had two children, Ann and Cabell. She died on August 24, 2011, and was buried in Galena, Missouri.