John Gott (bishop)
John Gott (25 December 1830 – 21 July 1906[1]) was the third Bishop of Truro[2] from 1891[3] until his death in 1906.
John Gott | |
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Bishop of Truro | |
Diocese | Diocese of Truro |
In office | 1891–1906 (death) |
Predecessor | George Wilkinson |
Successor | Charles Stubbs |
Other posts | Dean of Worcester (1885–1891) |
Personal details | |
Born | Leeds | 25 December 1830
Died | 21 July 1906 75) Trenython, Cornwall | (aged
Buried | Tywardreath, Cornwall |
Nationality | British |
Denomination | Anglican |
Spouse | Harriot Mary Maitland (m.1868) |
Education | Winchester College |
Alma mater | Brasenose College, Oxford |
Life
Gott was born in Leeds[4] on Christmas Day 1830, the third son of William Gott,[5] a wool merchant.[6] He was educated at Winchester and Brasenose College, Oxford.[7] He then embarked on an ecclesiastical career with a curacy at Great Yarmouth, after which he held incumbencies at Bramley, Leeds, 1871–76,[8] and at Leeds Parish Church,[9] where he also founded the Leeds Clergy School. His last post, before his ordination to the episcopate,[10] was as Dean of Worcester from 1886.[11]
In 1891, Gott succeeded to the see of Truro on the resignation of George Howard Wilkinson. His election to that See was confirmed at St Mary-le-Bow on 28 September and he was consecrated a bishop at St Paul's Cathedral on 29 September 1891, by Edward Benson, Archbishop of Canterbury.[12] He saw in 1903 the completion of Truro Cathedral; 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, Trenython, near Par, on 21 July 1906 and was buried at Tywardreath.[13]
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.
- Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- "The Clergy List, 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".
- "general news; Consecration of five bishops". Church Times (#1497). 2 October 1981. p. 935. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
- Buckland 1912.
- Attribution
Sources
- Lock, Julian. "Gott, John (1830–1906)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/33485. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
Further reading
- Brown, H. M. (1976) A Century for Cornwall. Truro: Blackford; pp. 45–58
External links
Religious titles | ||
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Preceded by Lord Alwyne Compton |
Dean of Worcester 1885–1891 |
Succeeded by Robert Forrest |
Preceded by George Wilkinson |
Bishop of Truro 1891–1906 |
Succeeded by Charles Stubbs |