Francis Mount

Francis John Mount (14 October 1831 – 9 May 1903[1]) was an Anglican priest.[2][3][4] [5]

He was educated at Eton [6] and Oriel College, Oxford[7] and ordained in 1855.[8] He began his career with a curacy at St Mark's [9] Horsham [10] after which he was an Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester [11] and Vicar of Firle [12] then Cuckfield.[13] In 1887 he became Archdeacon of Chichester and in 1899 Vicar of Burpham,[14] holding both posts until his death.[15] He was offered the deanery of Chichester Cathedral in late December 1901, but declined due to his health.[16]

His father, William Mount, brother, William George Mount and nephew Sir William Mount, 1st Baronet were all MPs.

Notes
  1. ILN
  2. “Some notable altars in the Church of England and the American Episcopal Church” Wright, J:New York McMillan, 1908
  3. Chichester Diocese Clergy Lists: Clergy succession from the earliest times to the year 1900. Hennessy, G.: London, St Peter's Press, 1900
  4. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
  5. The Ven. F.J.Mount The Times (London, England), Monday, May 11, 1903; pg. 6; Issue 37077
  6. ‘MOUNT, Ven. Francis John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 Sept 2012
  7. UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. The Standard (London, England), Friday, June 16, 1854; Issue 9316
  8. SUSSEX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1855 . Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, December 29, 1855; Issue 2934
  9. "Genuki". Archived from the original on 2004-09-08. Retrieved 2012-09-18.
  10. Which until its deconsecration in the 1970s was in the middle of the town. Only the tower is now left, but a new church with the same name now serves the newer communities of Holbrook and North Heath > “Horsham : a history and celebration of the town” Slyfield. ,B: Salisbury, Frith Books, 2004 ISBN 9781904938323
  11. The Bishop Of Chichester- appointments The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 20, 1870; pg. 11; Issue 26729
  12. Ecclesiastical Preferments The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 21, 1871; pg. 6; Issue 27174
  13. Cuckfield Compendium
  14. Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 03, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35767
  15. London Gazette
  16. "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times (36653). London. 1 January 1902. p. 3.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
John Russell Walker		 Archdeacon of Chichester
1887–1903		 Succeeded by
Edward Leighton Elwes



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