Sir Thomas Gooch, 2nd Baronet (1674–1754) was an English bishop.

Life

Gooch was born to Thomas Gooch of Yarmouth, and educated at

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, which he entered in 1691. He graduated

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in 1694 (

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1698), B.D. in 1706 and

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in 1711.''Dictionary of National Biography'', article Gooch, Sir Thomas. He became chaplain to

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, and preached at his funeral in 1713. Subsequently, he was chaplain to Queen Anne, and rector of

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and

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. He was

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from 1714 to 1737. Gooch was Master of Gonville and Caius from 1716 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1717. He became successively

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in 1737,

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in 1738, and

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in 1747. In 1751 he inherited the title of baronet from his brother

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. Gooch's first wife was Mary Sherlock, daughter of

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. They had a son, Sir Thomas Gooch, 3rd Baronet of Benacre. He married twice more. He died at

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, and was buried in the chapel at Gonville and Caius, where there is a monument to him on the south wall.

Arms

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Gooch, Thomas Bishops of Bristol Bishops of Ely Bishops of Norwich Archdeacons of Essex Masters of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge 1674 births 1754 deaths Vice-chancellors of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge Baronets in the Baronetage of Great Britain 18th-century Church of England bishops