Jacob Mountain
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Jacob Mountain was an English churchman who became the first Anglican Bishop of Quebec.
, by Ann, daughter of Jehoshaphat Postle of Wymondham
, he was born at Thwaite Hall on 30 December 1749, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1774, M.A. 1777, and D.D. 1793. In 1779 he was elected a Fellow of his college, and, after holding the living of St. Andrew, Norwich, was presented to the vicarages of Holbeach
, Lincolnshire
, and Buckden
, Huntingdonshire
, which he held together. On 1 June 1788 he was installed Castor prebendary in Lincoln Cathedral
. These preferments he owed to the friendship of William Pitt
; who also, on the recommendation of George Pretyman Tomline
, gave him the appointment of the first Anglican bishop of Quebec.
He was consecrated at Lambeth Palace
on 7 July 1793. At that time there were only nine clergymen of the Church of England
in Canada
—at his death there were 61. For 30 years Mountain promoted missions and the erection of churches in all populous places. He visited those regularly, into old age. Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
at Quebec, which contains a monument to his memory, was erected under his auspices. He died at Marchmont House, Quebec, 16 June 1825 and was buried under the chancel of the cathedral he had built Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
.
and Armine Simcoe Mountain.
Biography
The third son of Jacob Mountain of Thwaite Hall, NorfolkNorfolk
Norfolk is a low-lying county in the East of England. It has borders with Lincolnshire to the west, Cambridgeshire to the west and southwest and Suffolk to the south. Its northern and eastern boundaries are the North Sea coast and to the north-west the county is bordered by The Wash. The county...
, by Ann, daughter of Jehoshaphat Postle of Wymondham
Wymondham
Wymondham is a historic market town and civil parish in the English county of Norfolk. It lies 9.5 miles to the south west of the city of Norwich, on the A11 road to Thetford and London.- Before The Great Fire :...
, he was born at Thwaite Hall on 30 December 1749, and educated at Caius College, Cambridge, where he graduated B.A. 1774, M.A. 1777, and D.D. 1793. In 1779 he was elected a Fellow of his college, and, after holding the living of St. Andrew, Norwich, was presented to the vicarages of Holbeach
Holbeach
Holbeach is a fenland market town with in the South Holland district of southern Lincolnshire, England. The town lies from Spalding; from Boston; from King's Lynn; from Peterborough; and a by road from the county town of Lincoln. It is on the junction of the A151 and A17...
, Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire
Lincolnshire is a county in the east of England. It borders Norfolk to the south east, Cambridgeshire to the south, Rutland to the south west, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire to the west, South Yorkshire to the north west, and the East Riding of Yorkshire to the north. It also borders...
, and Buckden
Buckden
Buckden may refer to:*Buckden, Cambridgeshire*Buckden, North Yorkshire...
, Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire
Huntingdonshire is a local government district of Cambridgeshire, covering the area around Huntingdon. Traditionally it is a county in its own right...
, which he held together. On 1 June 1788 he was installed Castor prebendary in Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral
Lincoln Cathedral is a historic Anglican cathedral in Lincoln in England and seat of the Bishop of Lincoln in the Church of England. It was reputedly the tallest building in the world for 249 years . The central spire collapsed in 1549 and was not rebuilt...
. These preferments he owed to the friendship of William Pitt
William Pitt the Younger
William Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
; who also, on the recommendation of George Pretyman Tomline
George Pretyman Tomline
Sir George Pretyman Tomline, 5th Baronet FRS was an English clergyman, theologian, Bishop of Lincoln and then Bishop of Winchester, and confidant of William Pitt the Younger...
, gave him the appointment of the first Anglican bishop of Quebec.
He was consecrated at Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace
Lambeth Palace is the official London residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury in England. It is located in Lambeth, on the south bank of the River Thames a short distance upstream of the Palace of Westminster on the opposite shore. It was acquired by the archbishopric around 1200...
on 7 July 1793. At that time there were only nine clergymen of the Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
—at his death there were 61. For 30 years Mountain promoted missions and the erection of churches in all populous places. He visited those regularly, into old age. Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793 and its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building was consecrated on August...
at Quebec, which contains a monument to his memory, was erected under his auspices. He died at Marchmont House, Quebec, 16 June 1825 and was buried under the chancel of the cathedral he had built Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral
Holy Trinity Anglican Cathedral is a parish of the Anglican Church of Canada in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada. The Diocese of Quebec was founded in 1793 and its first bishop, Dr. Jacob Mountain, gave his early attention to the erection of a cathedral. The completed building was consecrated on August...
.
Family
He married a daughter of John Kentish of Bardfield Hall, Essex, and left, with two daughters, five sons including George Jehoshaphat MountainGeorge Jehoshaphat Mountain
George Jehoshaphat Mountain was a Canadian Anglican bishop , the first Principal of McGill College from 1824 to 1835, and the founder of Bishop's University.-Biography:...
and Armine Simcoe Mountain.