Francis Lister Hawks Pott (; February 22, 1864 – March 7, 1947) was an American Episcopal missionary and educator in China. He served as President of St. John's College (later renamed
St. John's University), one of China's oldest and most prestigious universities, from 1888 until 1941. With the outbreak of the
Pacific War in 1941 and the Japanese occupation of the
Shanghai International Settlement
The Shanghai International Settlement () originated from the merger in the year 1863 of the British and American enclaves in Shanghai, in which British subjects and American citizens would enjoy extraterritoriality and consular jurisdictio ...
, he left for the United States. After World War II, he returned to Shanghai.
Pott was married to Soo Ngoo Wong (), who died in 1918. Their children were James Hawks Pott, William Sumner Appleton Hawks Pott, Olivia Hawks Pott, and Walter Graham Hawks Pott.
In 1919 in Shanghai, he married Emily Georgiana née Browne, the widow of his St. John’s colleague Frederick Clement Cooper and mother of Gwendolin and Mervyn Cooper.
Pott was educated at the
Trinity School, received a bachelor's degree from
Columbia College of
Columbia University
Columbia University (also known as Columbia, and officially as Columbia University in the City of New York) is a private research university in New York City. Established in 1754 as King's College on the grounds of Trinity Church in Manhatt ...
in 1883, and a degree in divinity
General Theological Seminary
The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church (GTS) is an Episcopal seminary in New York City. Founded in 1817, GTS is the oldest seminary of the Episcopal Church and the longest continuously operating Seminary in the Anglican Communi ...
in 1886.
See also
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Christianity in China
Christianity in China has been present since at least the 3rd century, and it has gained a significant amount of influence during the last 200 years.
While Christianity may have existed in China before the 3rd century, evidence of its exist ...
Bibliography
Pott, F. L. Hawks (Francis Lister Hawks), 1864-1947Sketch of Chinese history [microform]
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The Outbreak in China: Its Causes
(New York: James Pott and Co., 1900)
A Sketch of Chinese History
(New York: Domestic and Foreign Missionary Society, 1913)
The Emergency in China"> The Emergency in China
(New York: Missionary Education Movement of the United States and Canada, 1913)
*A Short History of Shanghai: Being an Account of the Growth and Development of the International Settlement (Kelly and Walsh, Limited, 1928)
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Anglican missionaries in China
1864 births
1947 deaths
Educators from New York (state)
American Anglican missionaries
Missionary educators
American expatriates in China
Academic staff of St. John's University, Shanghai
Trinity School (New York City) alumni
Columbia College (New York) alumni
General Theological Seminary alumni