Francis Mount
Francis John Mount (14 October 1831 – 9 May 1903[1] ) was an Anglican priest.[2] [3] [4]
Mount was educated at Eton [5] and Oriel College, Oxford [6] and ordained in 1855.[7] He began his career with a curacy at St Mark's [8] Horsham [9] after which he was an Examining Chaplain to the Bishop of Chichester [10] and Vicar of Firle [11] then Cuckfield.[12] In 1887 he became Archdeacon of Chichester and in 1899 Vicar of Burpham,[13] holding both posts until his death.[14] He was offered the deanery of Chichester Cathedral in late December 1901, but declined due to illness.[15]
Mount's father William, brother William and nephew William were all Members of Parliament.
Notes
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- ^ "Some notable altars in the Church of England and the American Episcopal Church" Wright, J:New York McMillan, 1908
- ^ Chichester Diocese Clergy Lists: Clergy succession from the earliest times to the year 1900. Hennessy, G.: London, St Peter's Press, 1900
- ^ "The Clergy List, Clerical Guide and Ecclesiastical Directory" London, John Phillips, 1900
- ^ ‘MOUNT, Ven. Francis John’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 18 Sept 2012
- ^ UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE. The Standard (London, England), Friday, June 16, 1854; Issue 9316
- ^ SUSSEX, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29, 1855 . Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc (Portsmouth, England), Saturday, December 29, 1855; Issue 2934
- ^ "Genuki". Archived from the original on 8 September 2004. Retrieved 18 September 2012.
- ^ Which until its deconsecration in the 1970s was in the middle of the town. Only the tower is now left, but a new church with the same name now serves the newer communities of Holbrook and North Heath > "Horsham : a history and celebration of the town" Slyfield. ,B: Salisbury, Frith Books, 2004 ISBN 9781904938323
- ^ The Bishop Of Chichester- appointments The Times (London, England), Wednesday, Apr 20, 1870; pg. 11; Issue 26729
- ^ Ecclesiastical Preferments The Times (London, England), Thursday, Sep 21, 1871; pg. 6; Issue 27174
- ^ Cuckfield Compendium [permanent dead link ]
- ^ Ecclesiastical Intelligence The Times (London, England), Friday, Mar 03, 1899; pg. 8; Issue 35767
- ^ London Gazette
- ^ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36653. London. 1 January 1902. p. 3.
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