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.
References
[edit]- ↑ ILN
- ↑ "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. No. 9316. London, England. 16 June 1854.
- ↑ "Sussex, Saturday December 29, 1855". Hampshire Telegraph and Sussex Chronicle etc. No. 2934. Portsmouth, England. 29 December 1855.
- ↑ "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. No. 26729. London, England. 20 April 1870. p. 11.
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical Preferments". The Times. No. 27174. London, England. 21 September 1871. p. 6.
- ↑ "Cuckfield Compendium".[permanent dead link]
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical Intelligence". The Times. No. 35767. London, England. 3 March 1899. p. 8.
- ↑ "London Gazette" (PDF).
- ↑ "Ecclesiastical intelligence". The Times. No. 36653. London. 1 January 1902. p. 3.
