John Gott (bishop)
Trenython, Cornwall, England | |
---|---|
Buried | Tywardreath, Cornwall |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Harriot Mary Maitland (m.1868) |
Education | Winchester College |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
John Gott (25 December 1830 – 21 July 1906[1]) was the third Bishop of Truro[2] from 1891[3] until his death in 1906.
Life
Gott was born in Leeds He was educated at
Leeds Parish Church,[9] where he also founded the Leeds Clergy School
.
His last post, before his ordination to the In 1873, Gott erected a stone cross in Bramley to celebrate 8 years living and working in Leeds (see photograph).
In 1891, Gott succeeded to the see of Truro on the resignation of
; founded a bishop's clergy fund for the aid of clergy in time of ill-health or other necessity; and diligently visited all parts of his diocese. A high churchman, but not a strong partisan, he signed in January 1901 the bishops' letter inviting clergy to accept the positions defined in the Lambeth 'Opinions.'[13]He died suddenly at his residence,
Family
Gott married in 1868 Harriot Mary Maitland of Loughton Hall, Essex; she died in London on 19 April 1906; they had one son and three daughters.[13]
Works
- The Parish Priest of the Town (1887)
References
- ^ The Times, Monday, 23 July 1906; p. 4; Issue 38079; col D Death of the Bishop of Truro
- ^ Genealogical website
- ^ New Bishop of Truro The Times, 6 June 1891; p. 13; Issue 33344; col F
- ^ "Gotts of Calverly and Armley". www.juliesfamilytree.co.uk.
- ^ Alumni Oxonienses
- ^ "Gott Collection". gottcollection.hepworthwakefield.org.
- ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
- ^ "Wakefield Museums". Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service".
- ^ "Robert Woodward Papers".
- ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- ^ a b c Buckland 1912.
- Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Buckland, Augustus Robert (1912). "Gott, John". In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
Sources
- Lock, Julian. "Gott, John (1830–1906)". doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33485. (Subscription or UK public library membershiprequired.)
Further reading
- Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; pp. 45–58