William Otter | |
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| Bishop of Chichester | |
 Portrait of Potter, byJohn Linnell, 1841 | |
| Church | Church of England |
| Diocese | Diocese of Chichester |
| Elected | 1836 |
| Term ended | 1840 (death) |
| Predecessor | Edward Maltby |
| Successor | Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1768-10-23)23 October 1768 |
| Died | 20 August 1840(1840-08-20) (aged 71) |
| Parents | Dorothy Wright Otter Rev. Edward Otter |
| Spouse | |
| Children | 8, includingWilliam |
| Alma mater | Jesus College, Cambridge |
William Otter (23 October 1768 – 20 August 1840) was the firstPrincipal ofKing's College, London, who later served asBishop of Chichester.[1]
William Otter was born at Cuckney, Nottinghamshire on 23 October 1768, the son of Dorothy (née Wright) Otter (d. 1772) and the Rev. Edward Otter.[2] He was educated atJesus College, Cambridge, where he was later made afellow.[3]
He was appointed Principal of the newly established King's College, London, in 1831, and held the post until 1836 when he was appointedBishop of Chichester.[4] Otter established a small college to train schoolmasters in 1840, which was rebuilt in his memory in 1849 asBishop Otter College. The college failed in 1867 and it was relaunched in 1873 withFanny Trevor as Lady Principal. It is now the main Bishop Otter Campus of the University of Chichester.[5]
On 3 July 1804, he married Nancy Sadleir Bruère in Leatherhead, Surrey. Nancy was a granddaughter ofGeorge Bruere,BritishGovernor of Bermuda. Together, they had three sons and five daughters:[2]
Otter died on 20 August 1840.[8]
His eldest sonWilliam had four sons and six daughters, including Lt. William Otter RN (1840–1870), and was the grandfather ofHugh Otter-Barry,Bishop of Mauritius.[9] Through his son Alfred, he was a grandfather of Gen.William Dillon Otter.[10]
Through his daughter Jacqueline, he was a grandfather ofCoutts Trotter (1837–1887), Vice Master of Trinity College, Cambridge,Edward Bush Trotter (1842–1920), Archdeacon of Western Downs, Australia, Col.Sir Henry Trotter.[11] Through his daughter Maria, he was a grandfather of Maj. William Christopher James, who married Effie Gray Millais (the daughter ofEffie Gray andJohn Everett Millais).
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| Preceded by New position | Principal ofKing's College London 1831–1836 | Succeeded by |
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| Preceded by | Bishop of Chichester 1836–1840 | Succeeded by |
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