John Randolph (bishop of London)

John Randolph (6 July 1749 – 28 July 1813) was a British scholar, teacher, and cleric who rose to become Bishop of London.


John Randolph
Bishop of London
Portrait by William Owen, 1811
ChurchChurch of England
DioceseLondon
Elected1809
Term ended1813 (death)
PredecessorBeilby Porteus
SuccessorWilliam Howley
Other post(s)Bishop of Bangor
1807–1809
Bishop of Oxford
1799–1807
Regius Professor of Divinity
1783–1807
Regius Professor of Greek
1782–1783
Oxford Professor of Poetry
1776–1782
Orders
Consecrationc. 1799
Personal details
Born(1749-07-06)6 July 1749
Died28 July 1813(1813-07-28) (aged 64)
BuriedAll Saints Church, Fulham
NationalityBritish
DenominationAnglican
ResidenceFulham Palace, London
ParentsThomas Randolph
SpouseJane Lambard (m. 1785)
ProfessionScholar & teacher
Alma materChrist Church, Oxford

Early life and academic career

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He was born in Much Hadham, Hertfordshire, the son of Thomas Randolph, President of Corpus Christi College, Oxford and educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford. He was awarded BA in 1771, MA in 1774 and BD in 1782.

He was associated with Oxford University as a resident and instructor from 1779 to 1783. In 1776 he was made Professor of Poetry, in 1782 Regius Professor of Greek and in 1783 Regius Professor of Divinity.

Episcopal career

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In 1799, Randolph was named the Bishop of Oxford, and in 1807 was translated to the see of the Bishop of Bangor. He retained the post of Regius professor until his move to Bangor. Randolph was not particularly liberal. In debating the expansion of free schools, he noted that educating the poor would "...puff up their tender minds or entice them into a way of life of no benefit to the publick and ensnaring to themselves."[citation needed]

On 12 June 1809, he was made the Bishop of London, and ex officio a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. In December 1811, he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society.[1]

He died in office in 1813 and was buried in Fulham churchyard. He had married Jane, daughter of Thomas Lambard of Sevenoaks, Kent in 1785; they had six children.

References

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  1. ^ "Library and Archive catalogue". The Royal Society. Retrieved 5 October 2010.[permanent dead link]
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Academic offices
Preceded by Regius Professor of Divinity
1783–1807
Succeeded by
Church of England titles
Preceded by Bishop of Oxford
1799–1807
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of Bangor
1806–1809
Succeeded by
Preceded by Bishop of London
1809–1813
Succeeded by