John Gorton (priest)

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, educated at Wadham College, Oxford[2] and [[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.<Crockford's Clerical Directory 1898 p537: London, Horace Cox, 1898</ref>

References

  1. ↑ Obituary The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Sep 05, 1900; pg. 4; Issue 36239
  2. ↑ Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715-1886: Their Parentage, Birthplace, and Year of Birth, with a Record of Their Degrees: L-R Part II Vol ii (Surnames beginning E-K) p541 Foster, J Online version


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