John Sapte

Ven. John Henry Sapte (1821–1906) was a Church of England cleric who was the Archdeacon of Surrey from 1888 his death on 4 June 1906.^[1]

John Henry Sapte
Born	(1821-12-31)31 December 1821
Died	4 June 1906(1906-06-04) (aged 84)
Nationality	British
Occupation	Cleric
Spouse	Caroline Grifford ​ ​ (m. 1848; died 1862)​

Biography

Sapte was born on New Year's Eve 1821.^[2] the 2nd son of Francis and Anna Sapte. In 1848, he married Caroline Grifford,^[3] daughter of the Robert Gifford, 1st Baron Gifford. They had four sons and one daughter together. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge^[4] and ordained in 1845.^[5] After a short curacy at Cuddesdon he was Rector of Cranleigh, Surrey from 1846 until his death in June 1906. He was also an Honorary Canon of Winchester from 1871 to 1888; Proctor in Convocation (representative) for the clergy of the Surrey Archdeaconry from 1874 to 1888; and Rural Dean of Guildford from 1881^[6] to 1888. Sapte was promoted to Archdeacon of Surrey from 1888 until his death on 4 June 1906.^{[7][8][9][10]}

He was an impetus towards and witness to the foundation of a medium-size independent day and boarding school, Cranleigh School in south-west Surrey.^[11]