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Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, June 20, 1776. Of Middlesex. [3rd] s. of Percivall, surgeon [originator of ‘Pott's fracture’; for whom see D.N.B.] (and Sarah, dau. of Robert Cruttenden). [B. Oct. 27, 1758, in London.] School, Eton. Scholar, 1776; matric. Michs. 1779; Sir William Browne's medal, 1779; B.A. 1780; M.A. 1783. Ord. deacon (Peterb.) June 24, 1781; priest (Lincoln) Dec. 22, 1782. R. of Beesby-le-Marsh, Lincs., 1783-90, and (in plurality) Bratoft, 1784-7. Chaplain to Lord Thurlow, Lord Chancellor, 1784. Preb. of Lincoln, 1785-1814. V. of St Olave Jewry, with St Martin's, Ironmonger Lane, London, 1787-92. Archdeacon of St Albans, 1789-1813. R. of Little Burstead, Essex, 1797-1806. V. of Northall, Middlesex, 1806-22. V. of St Martin's-in-the-Fields, London, 1812-24. Archdeacon of London, 1813-42. Preb. of St Paul's, 1822-47. V. of Kensington, 1824-42. Preb. and Chancellor of Exeter, 1826-47. Author, Poems; Elegies and Selmane, a Tragedy; Essay on Landscape-Painting, with Remarks on the Different Schools; The Tour of Valentine; Testimonies of St Paul concerning Justification; etc. Died, unmarried, Feb. 16, 1847, at his house in Woburn Place; buried in the church of St Mary Aldermary. His portrait was painted by W. Owen, R.A. (Eton Coll. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 431; Cant. Act Book; D.N.B.)
| Year | Type | Name as Recorded | Location | Office/Status | Full Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1781 | Disp-Ord | Pott, John Holden | / | View | |
| 1781 | Ordi(ordination) | Pott, Joseph Holden | / | deacon | View |
| 1782 | Disp-Ord | Pott, John Holden | / | View | |
| 1782 | Ordi(ordination) | Pott, Joseph Holden | / | priest | View |
| 1783 | Appt(Institution) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Beyxby alias Beesby / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Appointment) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Edward, Baron Thurlow / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Disp-App | Pott, John Holden | Beesby / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Disp-App | Pott, John Holden | Edward, Lord Thurlow, Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain / | Chaplain | View |
| 1784 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pott, John Holden | Braytoft / | Rector | View |
| 1784 | Appt(Institution) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Braitoft / | Rector | View |
| 1785 | Appt(Collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Welton Brinkall | Prebendary | View |
| 1787 | Appt(Institution) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Olave Old Jewry with St Martin Ironmonger Lane / | Vicar | View |
| 1787 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Braitoft alias Bratoft / | Rector | View |
| 1789 | Appt(Institution) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Archdeaconry of St Albans / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1790 | Vac(cession) | Unknown, | Beyxby alias Beesby / | Rector | View |
| 1797 | Vac(cession) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Olave Jewry with St Martin Ironmonger Lane / | Vicar | View |
| 1797 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Little Burstead / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Vac(cession) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Burstead Parva / | Rector | View |
| 1806 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Northall / | Vicar | View |
| 1812 | Disp-App | Pott, Joseph Holden | Most Noble Duke John Jeffreys / | Chaplain | View |
| 1812 | Disp-App | Pott, Joseph Holden | Northall / | Vicar | View |
| 1812 | Disp(Dispensation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St. Martin in the Fields / | Vicar | View |
| 1812 | Appt(Appointment) | Pott, Joseph Holden | John Jeffreys, Marquess Camden / | domestic chaplain | View |
| 1812 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Martin's in the Field's / | Vicar | View |
| 1813 | Appt(Resignation) | Potts, Joseph Holden | archdeaconry of St Albans / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1813 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Pauls / archdeaconry of London | Archdeacon | View |
| 1814 | Appt(Resignation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Wilton Brinkhall | Prebendary | View |
| 1814 | Vac(resignation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | archdeaconry of St Albans / | Archdeacon | View |
| 1814 | Vac(resignation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Lincoln Cathedral / Prebend of Welton Brinkhall | Prebendary | View |
| 1822 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Paul's Cathedral / prebend of Mora | Prebendary | View |
| 1822 | Vac(resignation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Northall / | Vicar | View |
| 1822 | Appt(Resignation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Northall / | Vicar | View |
| 1824 | Vac(cession) | Pott, Joseph Holden | St Martin in the Fields / | Vicar | View |
| 1824 | Appt(collation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Kensington / | Vicar | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Presentation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Exeter Cathedral / Chancellorship | Chancellor | View |
| 1826 | Appt(election) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Exeter cathedral / | canon residentiary | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Installation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Exeter cathedral / | Chancellor | View |
| 1826 | Appt(Installation) | Pott, Joseph Holden | Exeter cathedral / | Prebendary | View |