Alexander Stopford Catcott
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Alexander Stopford Catcott (1692–1749[1]) was an English churchman from Bristol,[2] and headmaster of Bristol Grammar School from 1722 to 1743[3] or 1744.[4] He preached in favour of Hutchinsonian ideas.
He earned a Bachelor of Laws degree but chose not to enter law; rather, he was ordained as deacon and priest,[4] and gave up a fellowship of St John's College, Oxford, to take up the position of headmaster at Bristol Grammar School, where he and his predecessor William Goldwin were responsible for increasing enrollment from 20 to 70.[4] From 1743 to his death in 1749 he was the rector of St Stephen's Church, Bristol.[3] His piety was admired by John Wesley, and he was considered, by a local antiquary, to be "a good poet, profound linguist, well skilled in Hebrew and Scripture philosophy, and a judicious schoolmaster".[4] Catcott also preached at St Mark's Church, Bristol, where he was appointed in 1729.[3]
