Lewis Bagot (1 January 1740 – 4 June 1802) was an English cleric who served as the

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, and

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Early life

Lewis Bagot (1740–1802), Bishop of Bristol by Thomas Gainsborough

He was the fifth son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot of

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and the former Lady Barbara Legg (a daughter of

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). Among his elder brothers were William, Lord Bagot, the Rev. Walter Bagot of

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(who married Anne Swinnerton and, later, Mary Ward), and Richard Bagot (who married a daughter of Viscount Andover).

Career

He was educated at

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and at

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. He was ordained in 1765 and was

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of Christ Church 1771–1777 and

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1777–1783. He was appointed

in 1782,

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in 1783 and

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1790. His portrait appears in the National Portrait Gallery.

References

1740 births 1802 deaths Alumni of Christ Church, Oxford Bishops of Bristol Bishops of Norwich Bishops of St Asaph People educated at Westminster School, London People from the Borough of East Staffordshire 18th-century Church of England bishops Deans of Christ Church, Oxford Younger sons of baronets 18th-century Welsh Anglican bishops {{ChurchofEngland-bishop-stub

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