Paddock was born on February 29, 1828, in
Norwich, Connecticut, the son of the Reverend Seth Birdsey Paddock who was rector of Trinity Church in Norwich, and Emily Flagg, and brother of
John Adams Paddock. He studied at
Trinity College and graduated in 1848. After graduation, he served as a teacher at the
Episcopal Academy of Connecticut for one year. He then enrolled at the
General Theological Seminary and graduated with a
Bachelor of Divinity in 1852. Paddock was ordained deacon on June 29, 1852 by Bishop
Thomas Church Brownell of Connecticut in Christ Church,
Stamford, Connecticut, and priest on September 27, 1853 by
John Williams in Trinity Church,
Norwich, Connecticut. Initially, he served as assistant minister at the
Church of the Epiphany in
New York City. In 1853 he became rector of
St Luke’s Church in
Portland, Maine. However, after three months he resigned and returned to
Norwich, Connecticut, to serve as rector of Trinity Church. In 1860, he became rector of
Christ Church Detroit, and in 1869 became rector of Grace Church in
Brooklyn,
New York City. In 1873, Paddock was elected Bishop of Massachusetts and was consecrated on September 17, 1873 by Presiding Bishop
Benjamin B. Smith. He retained the post till his death in 1891. ==See also==