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| Scott, Alexander John. Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, Mar. 10, 1786. [S. of Robert, Lieut., R.N., deceased. (and Jane Comyns). B. July 23, 1768. Bapt. Aug. 11, 1768, at St Mary's, Rotherhithe.] School, Charterhouse. Matric. Lent, 1790; Scholar, 1789; B.A. 1790; M.A. 1806; D.D. (per Litt. Reg.) 1806. Ord. deacon (Chichester) Nov. 30, 1791; priest (Chichester) Nov. 30, 1792. Chaplain of H.M.S. Berwick, 1793-5; of the St George (Sir Hyde Parker's flagship), 1795. Accompanied Parker to the West Indies. Inc. of St John's, Jamaica, 1798-1801. Joined Parker at Copenhagen, and was secretary to conference on shore. Private secretary and interpreter to Nelson in the Mediterranean, 1803. Chaplain in the Victory, attending Nelson at his death and receiving his last wishes. V. of Southminster, Essex, 1803-40. V. of Catterick, Yorks., 1816-40. Chaplain to the Prince Regent, 1816, and when George IV. Married, July 9, 1807, Mary Frances, dau. of Thomas Ryder, Registrar of the Charterhouse. Died July 24, 1840, at Catterick; buried at Ecclesfield, near Sheffield. His collection of letters, intercepted during the Napoleonic Wars, is now in St John's library. (Carthusian Worthies; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 470; Foster, Clerical Guide; D.N.B.; F. P. White; P. E. Towell.) | Alexander John SCOTT Approx. lifespan: 1768–1840 sizar St John's College adm1786:03:10 s. of Robert SCOTT Lieutenant: R.N. deceased. (and Jane Comyns) b. . c. 1768:08:11 1768:07:23 at St Mary's, Rotherhithe, [London], Sch: Charterhouse School Charterhouse, [London], Matric 1790:01LT: Scholar 1789 BA 1790 MA 1806 DD per Litt. Reg. 1806 Ord. deacon Chichester 1791:11:30 Ord. priest Chichester 1792:11:30 Chapl.: H.M.S. Berwick 1793-95 of the St George (Sir Hyde Parker's flagship) 1795 Accompanied Parker to the West Indies , Inc. of St John's, Jamaica , 1798-1801 Joined: Parker Copenhagen, [Denmark], and was Sec. to: : conference on shore. Private Sec.: and interpreter to Nelson in the Mediterranean , 1803 Chapl.: in the Victory, attending Nelson at his death and receiving his last wishes. V.: Southminster, Essex , 1803-40 V.: Catterick, North Riding of Yorkshire , 1816-40 Chapl.: to the Prince Regent 1816 and when George IV. m. 1807:07:09 Mary Frances RYDER dau. of Thomas RYDER Registrar of: Charterhouse, [London], d. Catterick, [North Riding of Yorkshire], 1840:07:24 buried Ecclesfield near Sheffield, [West Riding of Yorkshire], His collection of letters, intercepted during the Napoleonic Wars, is now in St John's library. ( Carthusian Worthies; St John's College Adm., IV. 470; Foster, Clerical Guide; D.N.B. ; F. P. White; P. E. Towell.) [add:]B. at Rotherhithe, [London], [:add] [add:]Deprived of his living in Jamaica , for non-residence[:add] [add:]Buried 1840:07:31 in the Churchyard at Ecclesfield, [West Riding of Yorkshire], [:add] [add:]Father of Mrs Margaret Gatty and grandfather of Mrs Juliana Horatia Ewing[:add] [add:] Rev. R.A. MINTER and D.N.B [:add] |