Introduction
Ven. John Henry Sapte (1821-1906) was a Church of England cleric who was the Archdeacon of Surrey from 1888 his death on 4 June 1906.
Biography
Sapte was born on New Year's Eve 1821. the 2nd son of Francis and Anna Sapte. He married Caroline, daughter of the 1st Baron Gifford: they had four sons and one daughter. He was educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge and ordained in 1845. After a short curacy at Cuddesdon he was Rector of Cranleigh, Surrey from 1846 until his death in June 1906. He was also an Honorary Canon of Winchester from 1871 to 1888; Proctor in Convocation (representative) for the clergy of the Surrey Archdeaconry from 1874 to 1888; and Rural Dean of Guildford from 1881 to 1888. Sapte was promoted to Archdeacon of Surrey from 1888 until his death on 4 June 1906.
He was an impetus towards and witness to the foundation of a medium-size independent day and boarding school, Cranleigh School in south-west Surrey.