William Thomas Larkin [SEP] position held
William Thomas Larkin
William Thomas Larkin (March 31, 1923 – November 4, 2006) was the Roman Catholic bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of St. Petersburg, Florida.
Born in Mount Morris, New York, Larkin was ordained to the priesthood on May 15, 1947. He later served as Vicar General of the Diocese of St. Petersburg and interim diocesan administrator, before being appointed the Second Bishop of St. Petersburg on April 17, 1979. He was ordained to the episcopate on May 27 by his former classmate
tea in Canada and the northeastern USA with factories in Toronto, Montreal and Boston. 
Larkin was a close friend of Sir Wilfrid Laurier and William Lyon Mackenzie King and was one of several wealthy supporters of the Liberal Party of Canada who contributed furniture, china and silver to Laurier House the residence of Mackenzie King.
As Prime Minister of Canada, King appointed Larkin as Canadian high commissioner to the United Kingdom, a position he held until his death. Larkin was the driving force behind Canada's acquisition of the building later