About John Sprott
Lived 1903 – 1982 (aged 79). John Sprott was an anglican priest.
John Chappell Sprott (16 October 1903 – 11 November 1982) was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century.
He was educated at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1925. His early working life was spent as a locomotive engineer and he retained an interest in railways throughout his life. His ecclesiastical career began as a Minor Canon and Succentor at St Mary's Cathedral, Edinburgh after which he held curacies at All Saints, Glasgow and St George the Martyr, Holborn. From 1933 to 1937 he was Rector of West Hackney and then Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee. His service at St Paul's marked the start of a 35-year association with the Diocese of Brechin, and in 1959 he became Bishop of Brechin, a post he held until his retirement in 1975 to make way for a younger man. He and his wife planned to retire to Troon.
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Who was John Sprott?
Scottish bishop (1903-1982)
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John Sprott was born on 16 October 1903.
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John Sprott died on 11 November 1982.
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John Sprott was an anglican priest.
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