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{{Portal|Anglicanism}}[[Venerable|The Ven]] '''Alfred Pott''' (1822–1908<ref>[http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/events/christus-recital/francis-pott Keble College, Oxford]</ref>) was an English churchman, [[Archdeacon of Berkshire]] from 1870 until 1903.
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'''Alfred Pott''' (30 September 1822 – 28 February 1908) was an English churchman, [[Archdeacon of Berkshire]] from 1870 until 1902.<ref>[http://www.keble.ox.ac.uk/about/events/christus-recital/francis-pott Keble College, Oxford]</ref>


==Life==
==Life==
Pott was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]]<ref>”ETON COLLEGE, MARCH 16” The Standard (London, England), Monday, March 18, 1839; Issue 4599</ref> and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]]<ref>”The historical register of the University of Oxford : being a supplement to the Oxford University calendar, with an alphabetical record of University honours and distinctions completed to the end of Trinity term 1888” Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1888</ref> He was [[ordained]] [[Deacon]] in 1845 <ref>“Ordination at OXFORD” The Standard (London, England), Thursday, December 25, 1845; Issue 6679</ref> and [[Priest]] in 1846.<ref>“ORDINATIONS” [[The Morning Chronicle]] (London, England), Monday, December 21, 1846; Issue 24074</ref>
Pott was educated at [[Eton College|Eton]]<ref>"ETON COLLEGE, MARCH 16" The Standard (London, England), Monday, March 18, 1839; Issue 4599</ref> and [[Magdalen College, Oxford]],<ref>"The historical register of the University of Oxford : being a supplement to the Oxford University calendar, with an alphabetical record of University honours and distinctions completed to the end of Trinity term 1888" Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1888</ref> where he was [[president of the Oxford Union]].<ref>''The Oxford Union 1823-1923'', p. 316</ref> He was [[ordained]] [[Deacon]] in 1845 <ref>"Ordination at OXFORD" The Standard (London, England), Thursday, December 25, 1845; Issue 6679</ref> and [[Priest]] in 1846.<ref>"ORDINATIONS" [[The Morning Chronicle]] (London, England), Monday, December 21, 1846; Issue 24074</ref>


He was Principal of [[Ripon College Cuddesdon|Cuddesdon Theological College]] from 1854 to 1859.
He was the [[Incumbent (ecclesiastical)|incumbent]] at St. Agatha, [[Brightwell-cum-Sotwell]].<ref>[http://www.brightwellcumsotwell.co.uk/pwpcontrol.php?pwpID=5536 Church Web Site]</ref> He was [[Chairman]] of the [[Governor]]s of [[Abingdon School]] from 1866 to 1902.


He was the [[Incumbent (ecclesiastical)|incumbent]] at St. Agatha, [[Brightwell-cum-Sotwell]]<ref>[http://www.brightwellcumsotwell.co.uk/pwpcontrol.php?pwpID=5536 Church Web Site]</ref> and was the Vicar of [[Clifton Hampden]] from 1874 until 1882. He was on the governing body of [[Abingdon School]] from 1869 to 1902 and [[Chairman]] of the [[Governor]]s from 1869 to 1900.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.abingdon.org.uk/uploads/school/files/abingdonian/1908_April_V004_N009.pdf#page=2|title=Obituary|publisher=The Abingdonian}}</ref> He was appointed archdeacon of Berkshire in 1870, and resigned in late 1902.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Election intelligence |date=12 January 1903 |page=4 |issue=36975}}</ref>
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His son Alfred Percivall Pott was also a clergyman.<ref>{{acad|PT881AP|Pott, Alfred Percivall}}</ref>

Pott married Emily Harriette Gibbs, daughter of Rev. Joseph Gibbs, Vicar of [[Clifton Hampden]]. She died at Woodside, [[Windlesham]], [[Surrey]], on 21 January 1903, aged 68.<ref>{{Cite newspaper The Times |title=Deaths |date=22 January 1903 |page=1 |issue=36984}}</ref>
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His son Alfred Percivall Pott (ca 1863–1943) was also a clergyman.<ref>{{acad|PT881AP|Pott, Alfred Percivall}}</ref>


==References==
==References==
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Revision as of 06:19, 11 May 2024

Alfred Pott
Alfred Pott
Born(1822-09-30)30 September 1822
West Norwood, London
Died28 February 1908(1908-02-28) (aged 85)
Chertsey, Surrey

Alfred Pott (30 September 1822 – 28 February 1908) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1870 until 1902.[1]

Life

Pott was educated at Eton[2] and Magdalen College, Oxford,[3] where he was president of the Oxford Union.[4] He was ordained Deacon in 1845 [5] and Priest in 1846.[6]

He was Principal of Cuddesdon Theological College from 1854 to 1859.

He was the incumbent at St. Agatha, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell[7] and was the Vicar of Clifton Hampden from 1874 until 1882. He was on the governing body of Abingdon School from 1869 to 1902 and Chairman of the Governors from 1869 to 1900.[8] He was appointed archdeacon of Berkshire in 1870, and resigned in late 1902.[9]

Pott married Emily Harriette Gibbs, daughter of Rev. Joseph Gibbs, Vicar of Clifton Hampden. She died at Woodside, Windlesham, Surrey, on 21 January 1903, aged 68.[10] His son Alfred Percivall Pott (ca 1863–1943) was also a clergyman.[11]

References

  • Lee, Sidney, ed. (1912). "Pott, Alfred" . Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). Vol. 3. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Notes

  1. ^ Keble College, Oxford
  2. ^ "ETON COLLEGE, MARCH 16" The Standard (London, England), Monday, March 18, 1839; Issue 4599
  3. ^ "The historical register of the University of Oxford : being a supplement to the Oxford University calendar, with an alphabetical record of University honours and distinctions completed to the end of Trinity term 1888" Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1888
  4. ^ The Oxford Union 1823-1923, p. 316
  5. ^ "Ordination at OXFORD" The Standard (London, England), Thursday, December 25, 1845; Issue 6679
  6. ^ "ORDINATIONS" The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, December 21, 1846; Issue 24074
  7. ^ Church Web Site
  8. ^ "Obituary" (PDF). The Abingdonian.
  9. ^ "Election intelligence". The Times. No. 36975. London. 12 January 1903. p. 4.
  10. ^ "Deaths". The Times. No. 36984. London. 22 January 1903. p. 1.
  11. ^ "Pott, Alfred Percivall (PT881AP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
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