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 post(s) | Dean of Worcester (1885–1891) |
Personal details | |
Born |
Leeds, England | 25 December 1830
Died | 21 July 1906 Trenython, Cornwall, England | (aged 75)
Buried | Tywardreath, Cornwall |
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.
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 1873, Gott erected a stone cross in Bramley to celebrate 8 years living and working in Leeds (see photograph). He was one of the founders (1876) and a president of the private Leeds Girls' High School. [12]
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. [13] 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 strong believer in nurturing the spirituality of all women, Gott preached a sermon in 1892 for the anniversary of the Girls' Friendly Society. [14] 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.' [15]
He died suddenly at his residence, Trenython, near Par, on 21 July 1906 and was buried at Tywardreath. [15]
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. [15]
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.