John Gott (bishop)

The Right Reverend John Gott
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	(1830-12-25)25 December 1830 Leeds, England
Died	21 July 1906(1906-07-21) (aged 75) Trenython, Cornwall, England
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.

Life

Bramley Cross dedication by John Gott and H. M. Gott 1873

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]

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.^[15]

Works

• The Parish Priest of the Town (1887)

References

1. The Times, Monday, 23 July 1906; p. 4; Issue 38079; col D Death of the Bishop of Truro
2. "Genealogical website". Archived from the original on 7 June 2011. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
3. New Bishop of Truro The Times, 6 June 1891; p. 13; Issue 33344; col F
4. "Gotts of Calverly and Armley". www.juliesfamilytree.co.uk. Archived from the original on 13 May 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
5. Alumni Oxonienses
6. "Gott Collection". gottcollection.hepworthwakefield.org. Archived from the original on 12 June 2018. Retrieved 10 June 2018.
7. Who was Who 1897–1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
8. "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, Hamilton & Co 1889
9. "Wakefield Museums". Archived from the original on 8 July 2008. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
10. Archives, The National. "The Discovery Service". Archived from the original on 19 March 2009. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
11. "Robert Woodward Papers".^{[dead link‍]}
12. Carteret-Bisson, F. Our Schools and Colleges. Vol. II - For Girls. Gassell, Petter, Galpin & Co. p. 343. Retrieved 4 May 2023.
13. "general news; Consecration of five bishops". Church Times. No. 1497. 2 October 1981. p. 935. ISSN 0009-658X. Retrieved 3 March 2020 – via UK Press Online archives.
14. Money, A. (1911). History of The Girls' Friendly Society. LONDON WELLS GARDNER, DARTON & CO., LTD. Archived from the original on 24 March 2023. Retrieved 5 May 2022.
15. 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)". 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

• Works by or about John Gott at the Internet Archive

Religious titles
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