Alfred Pott

The Ven Alfred Pott (1822–1908[1]) was an English churchman, Archdeacon of Berkshire from 1870 until 1903.

Life

Pott was educated at Eton[2] and Magdalen College, Oxford[3] He was ordained Deacon in 1845 [4] and Priest in 1846.[5]

He was the incumbent at St. Agatha, Brightwell-cum-Sotwell.[6] He was Chairman of the Governors of Abingdon School from 1866 to 1902.

His son Alfred Percivall Pott was also a clergyman.[7]

References

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. “Ordination at OXFORD” The Standard (London, England), Thursday, December 25, 1845; Issue 6679
  5. “ORDINATIONS” The Morning Chronicle (London, England), Monday, December 21, 1846; Issue 24074
  6. Church Web Site
  7. "Pott, Alfred Percivall (PT881AP)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Church of England titles
Preceded by
James Leslie Randall
Archdeacon of Berkshire
1870 1634
Succeeded by
William Methven Gordon Ducat


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