John Gooch (c. 1752 – 1823)[1][2] was an Anglican priest, Archdeacon of Sudbury from his installation on 20 October 1784[3] until his death on 14 July 1823.[4]

The son of Sir Thomas Gooch, 3rd Baronet,[5] he was born at Benacre, Suffolk on 26 May 1752. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he matriculated in 1769, aged 17, and graduated B.A. in 1773, M.A. in 1776. For many years he held the livings of Saxlingham and Benacre.[1]

Notes edit

  1. ^ a b Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Gooch, John" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
  2. ^ Pastellists web-site
  3. ^ Horn, Joyce M., ed. (1992), Fasti Ecclesiae Anglicanae 1541–1857, vol. 7, pp. 49–50
  4. ^ 'Births, Deaths, Marriages and Obituaries' "Jackson's Oxford Journal" (Oxford, England), Saturday, July 26, 1823; Issue 3665
  5. ^ Lundy 2011 cites Mosley 2003, p. 1579

References edit

  • Lundy, Darryl (30 May 2011). "Venerable John Gooch". thePeerage.com. cites:
    • Mosley, Charles, ed. (2003). Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage. Vol. 2 (3 volumes, 107th ed.). Wilmington, Delaware: Burke's Peerage. p. 1579.

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Preceded by Archdeacon of Sudbury
1784–1823
Succeeded by