John Gorton (priest)
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Archdeacon of Madras (1871–1875)
John Gorton (30 January 1821 – 2 September 1900)[1] was an Anglican Archdeacon in India in the mid 19th century.
Gorton was born at Tickhill, and was educated at Wadham College, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1839, graduating B.A. in 1842 and M.A. in 1845.[2] He was ordained in 1844. After a curacy at Harrow-on-the-Hill he went out with the Eccles Establishment to India, rising to be Archdeacon of Madras from 1871 to 1875.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 05, 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36239
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gorton, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p537: London, Horace Cox, 1898
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