- James Geoffrey Gordon
James Geoffrey Gordon M.A. was born on
11 Dec 1881 and died on28 Aug 1938 . He was a priest in theChurch of England .He was the son of J. E. H. Gordon and Alice Mary Brandreth.
He was educated at
Eton College andTrinity College Cambridge [“Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 071363457X] .He married Martha Sabrina Brinton in 1912.
He was Private Secretary to
Lord President of the Council 1904 - 1906, Called to the Bar 1906, Rector of St. John's Church, Edinburgh 1919 - 1926, Vicar ofSt. Mary's Church, Nottingham 1926 - 1933 ["A History of St. Mary's Church Nottingham, D.J. Peters, 1974.] and SuffraganBishop of Jarrow 1932 - 1938 ["Three New Bishops Suffragan Selby, Whitby, And Jarrow (News)"The Times Saturday, Dec 24, 1938; pg. 10; Issue 48186; col E] .As
Bishop of Jarrow he was in attendance at the start of theJarrow March in 1936 and gave it his blessing ["The Jarrow march" Pickard,T: 1982, London, Allison and Busby ISBN 085031988] .References
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