James Gordon (bishop of Jarrow)

James Gordon
James Gordon
	Bishop of Jarrow
Church	Church of England
In office	1932-1938
Personal details
Birth name	James Geoffrey Gordon
Born	11 December 1881; United Kingdom
Died	28 August 1938 (aged 56); United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Denomination	Christianity
Spouse	Martha Sabrina Brinton

James Geoffrey Gordon (11 December 1881 – 28 August 1938) was a priest and bishop in the Church of England.[1]

Gordon's gravestone outside Durham Cathedral

Life

James Gordon was the son of J. E. H. Gordon, an early electrical engineer and Alice Mary Gordon (née Brandreth) later Lady Danesfort, an author and domestic electrical pioneer[2]. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College Cambridge.[3]

He was Private Secretary to Lord President of the Council 1904 - 1906. He married Martha Sabrina Brinton in 1912. Called to the Bar 1906, Rector of Church of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh 1919 - 1926, Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 1926 - 1933[4] and Suffragan Bishop of Jarrow 1932 - 1938.[5]

As Bishop of Jarrow he was in attendance at the start of the Jarrow March in 1936 and gave it his blessing.[6]

References

"Gordon, James Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)
Gooday, Graeme (2015-07-22). Domesticating Electricity: Technology, Uncertainty and Gender, 1880-1914. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-31402-8.
"Gordon, James Geoffrey (GRDN900JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
Peters, D.J. (1974), A History of St. Mary's Church Nottingham
"Three New Bishops Suffragan Selby, Whitby, And Jarrow (News)". The Times (48186). London. Dec 24, 1938. col l E, p. 10.
Pickard, Tom (January 1982). Jarrow March. Allison & Busby. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-85031-397-0.

Church of England titles
Preceded by George Frederick Terry	Rector of St John the Evangelist, Edinburgh 1919–1926	Succeeded by Charles Ritchie
Preceded by Thomas Field	Vicar of St. Mary's Church, Nottingham 1926–1933	Succeeded by Neville Talbot
Preceded by Samuel Knight	Bishop of Jarrow 1932–1938	Succeeded by Leslie Owen

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[1] "Gordon, James Geoffrey". Who's Who. A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc. (subscription or UK public library membership required)

[2] Gooday, Graeme (2015-07-22). Domesticating Electricity: Technology, Uncertainty and Gender, 1880-1914. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-317-31402-8.

[3] "Gordon, James Geoffrey (GRDN900JG)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.

[4] Peters, D.J. (1974), A History of St. Mary's Church Nottingham

[5] "Three New Bishops Suffragan Selby, Whitby, And Jarrow (News)". The Times (48186). London. Dec 24, 1938. col l E, p. 10.

[Pickard1982-6] Pickard, Tom (January 1982). Jarrow March. Allison & Busby. p. 8. ISBN 978-0-85031-397-0.

Diocese of Durham
Durham Cathedral Auckland Castle Prince-Bishops Durham Castle
Office holders	Paul Butler, Bishop of Durham Sarah Clark, Bishop suffragan of Jarrow AEO: Glyn Webster, Bishop suffragan of Beverley Andrew Tremlett, Dean of Durham Rick Simpson, Archdeacon of Auckland Bob Cooper, Archdeacon of Sunderland Libby Wilkinson, Archdeacon-designate of Durham
Historic offices	Bishop suffragan of Berwick (16th century) Archdeacon of Northumberland (until 1882; now in Newcastle) Archdeacon of Lindisfarne (1842–1882; now in Newcastle)