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About John Sprott
- John Chappell Sprott (16 October 1903 – 11 November 1982) was an eminent Anglican priest in the mid 20th century. He was educated at the University of Glasgow, graduating in 1925.
- His early working life was spent as a locomotive engineer and he retained an interest in railways throughout his life.
- He was ordained after a period of study at Edinburgh Theological College in 1928.
- His ecclesiastical career began as a Minor Canon and Succentor at St Mary’s Cathedral, Edinburgh after which he held curacies at All Saints, Glasgow and St George the Martyr, Holborn.
- From 1933 to 1937 he was Rector of West Hackney and then Provost of St Paul's Cathedral, Dundee.
- His service at St Paul's marked the start of a 35 year association with the Diocese of Brechin, and in 1959 he became Bishop of Brechin, a post he held until his retirement in 1975 to make way for a younger man.
- He and his wife planned to retire to Troon.
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