William Otter (23 October 1768 – 20 August 1840) was the first Principal of King's College, London, who later served as Bishop of Chichester.[1] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge where he was later made a fellow.[2] He was appointed Principal of the newly established King's College, London, in 1831, and held the post until 1836 when he was appointed Bishop of Chichester. Otter established a small college to train schoolmasters in 1840, which was rebuilt in his memory in 1849 as Bishop Otter College, now the main Bishop Otter Campus of the University of Chichester.[3]
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William Otter was born at Cuckney, Nottinghamshire on 23 October 1768, the son of Dorothy née Wright (died 1772) and Rev. Edward Otter. On 3 July 1804 in Leatherhead, Surrey he married Nancy Sadleir Bruère, granddaughter of George Bruere, British Governor of Bermuda. They had three sons and five daughters:
- The Venerable William Bruère Otter, Archdeacon of Lewes (1805–1876), who married Elizabeth Melvil (1814-1892).[4] They had four sons and six daughters, including Lt. William Otter RN (1840-1870).[5] Hugh Otter-Barry was their grand-son.
- Sophia Otter (1807–1889), married the Reverend Henry Malthus (1805–1882), son of Thomas Robert Malthus, FRS
- Caroline Charlotte Otter (1809–1855) married John Romilly, 1st Baron Romilly
- Jacqueline Elizabeth Otter (1811–1849) married Alexander Trotter, a banker and stockbroker working at Coutts bank. Among their children were:
- Coutts Trotter (1837–1887), Vice Master of Trinity College, Cambridge [6]
- Edward Bush Trotter (1842–1920) Archdeacon of Western Downs, Australia
- Colonel Sir Henry Trotter KCMG CB
- After Jacqueline's death Alexander married Isabella Strange (1816–1878) daughter of Sir Thomas Strange. Their children were:
- Isabella Lilias Trotter (1853–1928)
- Alexander Pelham Trotter (1857–1947) an electrical engineer who married Alys Fane Keatinge (1852-1961)
- Margaret Trotter (1850–1942) who married the historian Hugh Edward Egerton (1855–1927)
- Maria Otter (1814– ) who married Sir William Milbourne James (1807–1881), Lord Justice of Appeal. Their son Maj. William Christopher James married Effie Gray Millais, the daughter of Effie Gray and John Everett Millais.
- Alfred William Otter (1815–1866) who married Anna Louisa de la Hooke (1824–1907). One of their sons was Gen. William Dillon Otter KCB CVO VD
- Amelia Harriet Otter (1817–1890) who married Edward Strutt, 1st Baron Belper (1801–1880)
- Reginald William Ongley Otter (1826–1862)
References
- ^ "The first Principals of King's College London". Retrieved 30 November 2008.
- ^ "Otter, William (OTR785W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Otter, William (1768–1840), bishop of Chichester". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/20935. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- ^ Burke, Bernard (1871). A genealogical and heraldic history of the colonial gentry. 1. London: Harrison. p. 35.
- ^ Letter of Midshipman William Otter
- ^ Trotter, Coutts (1899). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. 57. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by New position |
Principal of King's College London 1831–1836 |
Succeeded by Hugh James Rose |
| Church of England titles | ||
| Preceded by Edward Maltby |
Bishop of Chichester 1836–1840 |
Succeeded by Philip Nicholas Shuttleworth |
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