Thomas Henry Sprott, [1] OBE [2] (26 September 1856 – 25 July 1942) was an Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.
Born on 26 September 1856 at Dromore, County Down, [3] he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin [4] and ordained in 1879. [5] Following curacies at Holy Trinity, Kingston upon Hull [6] and St John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, [7] he became Minister of St Barnabas', Mount Eden, Auckland [8] in 1886.
From 1892 until 1911 Sprott was Vicar of St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington [9] when he was elevated to the episcopate as the 4th bishop of Wellington, a post he held for 25 years. [10] Described as a "a profound divine who for years tried to fathom the deeps of modern reasoning", [11] he died on 25 July 1942. [12] His wife [13] Edith survived him and died in 1945, but his son (who was awarded the Military Cross in 1917) [14] died on active service with the Norfolk Regiment in March 1918. [15]
Sprott House, a residential home for the elderly in Wellington, New Zealand, is named for him.
Thomas Henry Sprott, [1] OBE [2] (26 September 1856 – 25 July 1942) was an Anglican priest in the first half of the 20th century.
Born on 26 September 1856 at Dromore, County Down, [3] he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin [4] and ordained in 1879. [5] Following curacies at Holy Trinity, Kingston upon Hull [6] and St John the Evangelist, Waterloo Road, [7] he became Minister of St Barnabas', Mount Eden, Auckland [8] in 1886.
From 1892 until 1911 Sprott was Vicar of St Paul's Pro-Cathedral, Wellington [9] when he was elevated to the episcopate as the 4th bishop of Wellington, a post he held for 25 years. [10] Described as a "a profound divine who for years tried to fathom the deeps of modern reasoning", [11] he died on 25 July 1942. [12] His wife [13] Edith survived him and died in 1945, but his son (who was awarded the Military Cross in 1917) [14] died on active service with the Norfolk Regiment in March 1918. [15]
Sprott House, a residential home for the elderly in Wellington, New Zealand, is named for him.