John Randolph (1749–1813) was an English scholar, teacher, and cleric who rose to become Bishop of London.
Randolph was associated with Oxford University as a resident and instructor. In 1776 he was made Professor of Poetry, in 1782 Regius Professor of Greek, and in 1783 Regius Professor of Divinity.
In 1799, Randolph was named the Bishop of Oxford, and in 1807 was translated to the see of the Bishop of Bangor. He retained the post of Regius professor until his move to Bangor. Randolph was not particularly liberal. In debating the expansion of free schools, he noted that educating the poor would "…puff up their tender minds or entice them into a way of life of no benefit to the publick and ensnaring to themselves."
On 12 June 1809, he was made the Bishop of London, and ex officio a member of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom. He died in office in 1813.
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| Preceded by Benjamin Wheeler |
Regius Professor of Divinity at
Oxford 1783—1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Henry Hall |
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| Preceded by Edward Smallwell |
Bishop of
Oxford 1799–1807 |
Succeeded by Charles Moss |
| Preceded by William Cleaver |
Bishop of
Bangor 1806–1809 |
Succeeded by Henry William Majendie |
| Preceded by Beilby Porteus |
Bishop of
London 1809–1813 |
Succeeded by William Howley |
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