John Gilbert (archbishop of York)


John Gilbert

Archbishop of York
Portrait by Thomas Hudson
ProvinceProvince of York
DioceseDiocese of York
In office1757–1761 (death)
PredecessorMatthew Hutton
SuccessorRobert Hay Drummond
Other post(s)Dean of Exeter (27 December 1726 {elected}[1]–?)
Bishop of Llandaff (28 December 1740[1]–1749)
Bishop of Salisbury (October 1749[1]–1757)
Chancellor of the Order of the Garter (1750[1]–?)
Clerk of the Closet (October 1752[1]–?)
Lord High Almoner (c. 1757[1]–?)
Personal details
Born(1693-10-18)18 October 1693[1]
Died9 August 1761(1761-08-09) (aged 67)
Twickenham, Middlesex, Great Britain
BuriedGrosvenor Chapel
NationalityBritish (formerly English)
DenominationAnglican
ParentsJohn Gilbert & Martha[1]
SpouseMargaret Sherard
 married 2 May 1726 at St James's, Westminster
 she predeceased him
ChildrenEmma Countess of Mount Edgcumbe
EducationMerchant Taylors' School, City of London[1]
Alma materMagdalen Hall, Oxford[1]
Trinity College, Oxford
Merton College, Oxford
Ordination history of
John Gilbert
History
Episcopal consecration
Date28 December 1740

John Gilbert (18 October 1693 – 9 August 1761) was Archbishop of York from 1757 to 1761.[1]

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Gilbert, John". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/10692. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)