William otter biography

​OTTER, WILLIAM (1768–1840), bishop of Chichester, born at Cuckney, Nottinghamshire, in 1768, was the fourth son of Edward Otter (1724–1785), vicar of that parish, and of Bolsover, Scarcliffe, and Upper Langwith in Derbyshire.

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General Sir William Dillon Otter KCB CVO VD was a professional Canadian soldier who became the first Canadian-born Chief of the General Staff, the head of the Canadian Militia.

William otter early life

William Otter (23 October – 20 August ) was the first Principal of King's College, London, who later served as Bishop of Chichester.

Lieutenant-Colonel William D. Otter () was a lifelong soldier of Canada and is generally considered Canada's first professional soldier.

His mother was Dorothy, daughter of John Wright of North Anston in Yorkshire (she died at Cuckney on 13 Feb. 1772). He was admitted into Jesus College, Cambridge, on 23 July 1785; was a Rustat scholar there; graduated B.A., being fourth wrangler, in 1790; proceeded M.A.

in 1793, and B.D. and D.D. in 1836. About 1791 he was ordained to the curacy of Helston in Cornwall, and held it, with the mastership of the grammar school, for a few years, being recalled to Cambridge on his election to a fellowship at his college on 8 Feb.

1796.

A man of liberal views, he protested while at Cambridge against the sentence on William Frend [q. v.], and was very intimate with Edward Daniel Clarke [q. v.], th