Lewis Bagot

The Right Reverend

Lewis Bagot
The Right Reverend; Lewis Bagot;
Bishop of St Asaph
	Lewis Bagot by John Hoppner
Diocese	Diocese of St Asaph
In office	1790–1802
Predecessor	Samuel Hallifax
Successor	Samuel Horsley
Other post(s)	Bishop of Bristol (1782–1783); Bishop of Norwich (1783–1790)
Personal details
Born	1 January 1740
Died	4 July 1802 (aged 62)
Nationality	British
Denomination	Anglican
Education	Westminster School
Alma mater	Christ Church, Oxford

Lewis Bagot (1 January 1740 – 4 June 1802) was an English cleric who served as the Bishop of Bristol, Norwich, and St Asaph.

Early life

He was the fifth son of Sir Walter Wagstaffe Bagot of Blithfield Hall, Staffordshire and the former Lady Barbara Legg (a daughter of William Legge, 1st Earl of Dartmouth). Among his elder brothers were William, Lord Bagot, the Rev. Walter Bagot of Pype Hayes Hall (who married Anne Swinnerton and, later, Mary Ward), and Richard Bagot (who married a daughter of Viscount Andover).^[1]

He was ordained in 1765 and was Canon of Christ Church 1771–1777 and Dean of Christ Church 1777–1783. He was appointed Bishop of Bristol in 1782, Bishop of Norwich in 1783 and Bishop of St Asaph 1790.^[2]

His portrait appears in the National Portrait Gallery.^[2]

^ Bagot, William Bagot, (2nd of) (1824). Memorials of the Bagot Family. Blithfield: W. Hodgetts. p. 141. Retrieved 20 May 2020.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
^ ^a ^b ^c Stephen, Leslie, ed. (1885). "Bagot, Lewis" . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 2. London: Smith, Elder & Co.

Academic offices
Preceded by William Markham	Dean of Christ Church, Oxford 1777–1783	Succeeded by Cyril Jackson
Church of England titles
Preceded by Thomas Newton	Bishop of Bristol 1782–1783	Succeeded by Christopher Wilson
Preceded by Philip Yonge	Bishop of Norwich 1783–1790	Succeeded by George Horne
Preceded by Samuel Hallifax	Bishop of St Asaph 1790–1802	Succeeded by Samuel Horsley