{{Short description|Third bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia}} {{Infobox Christian leader | type = Bishop | name = John Inglis | title = Bishop of Nova Scotia | image = John Inglis.jpg | alt = | caption = 1896 sketch of Inglis | church = Church of England | archdiocese = | diocese = | see = Nova Scotia | term = 1825–1850 | predecessor = | successor = <!-- Orders --> | ordination = 27 June 1802 | ordinated_by = | consecration = March 1825 | consecrated_by = | rank = <!-- Personal details --> | birth_date = 9 December 1777 | birth_place = | death_date = {{Death date and age|1850|10|27|1777|12|09|df=yes}} | death_place = | previous_post = }}{{Portal|Christianity}} alt=In the adjoining church yard, rest the mortal remains of the Right Reverend John Inglis DD, Lord Bishop of Nova Scotia, who departed this life on the 27th of October AD 1850 in the 73rd year of his age.|thumb|Wall plaque in St Mary's Church, Battersea, London UK where John Inglis DD is buried '''John Inglis''' (9 December 1777 – 27 October 1850) was the third bishop of the Diocese of Nova Scotia, serving at St. Paul's Church (Halifax). He was the son of Bishop Charles Inglis.<ref name="DCB">{{Cite DCB |last=Fingard |first=Judith |author-link=Judith Fingard |title=Inglis, John |volume=7 |url=http://www.biographi.ca/en/bio/inglis_john_7E.html}}</ref> He is buried at St Mary's Church, Battersea, England.
==Life== John Inglis was ordained a deacon December 13, 1801 by Bishop Charles Inglis, his father. On 27 June 1802 he was ordained a priest.
John was appointed as official secretary and as ecclesiastical commissary to his father. This involved a number of trips to England on behalf of the diocese. These trips also enhanced his own career and brought focus on his talents. However, his relative inexperience and the overtones of nepotism did not allow his promotion in 1812 when the bishop was seriously incapacitated.<ref name="DCB"/> thumb|Charles and son John Inglis memorial, St. Paul's Church, Halifax, Nova Scotia Inglis became the third bishop in 1825. He was consecrated 26/27 March 1825. In the 25 years preceding this elevation, he had proven to be a talented and caring priest. He had been chaplain to the House of Assembly, a stalwart ally of King's College, and a defender of the official position of the Church of England. He died on 27 October 1850.
Shortly after his return to Nova Scotia, he divided the diocese into four archdeaconries. The archdeacons and locations are shown below.<ref name=Fifty>{{cite book |last=Lee |first=G. Herbert (Rev) |date=1880 |title=An Historical Sketch of The First Fifty Years of the Church of England in New Brunswick |url=http://anglicanhistory.org/canada/lee_nb.html |location=Saint John, New Brunswick |publisher=Sun Publishing |page=unpaginated online, see Chapter II }}</ref>
* Ven. George Best, Archdeacon of New Brunswick * Ven. George Coster, Archdeacon of Newfoundland * Ven. Aubrey Spencer, Archdeacon of Bermuda * Ven. Dr. Robert Willis, Archdeacon of Nova Scotia and Rector of St. Paul's, Halifax
=== Supreme Court Lawsuit === Inglis was an 1826 challenger to the will of his distant cousin Captain Robert Richard Randall; the will as written created Sailors' Snug Harbor, a home for decrepit seamen. This legal challenge reached the United States Supreme Court<ref>''JOHN INGLIS, DEMANDANT VS. THE TRUSTEES OF THE SAILOR'S SNUG HARBOUR IN THE CITY OF NEW YORK'', 28 U.S. 99 (1830)</ref>; following the second Trump Administration's efforts to end birthright citizenship via executive order, this case was cited in public discourse<ref>{{Cite journal |last=Shaub |first=Jonathan |date=2025-02-18 |title=Birthright Citizenship and the Obscure Right of Expatriation |url=https://www.lawfaremedia.org/article/birthright-citizenship-and-the-obscure-right-of-expatriation |journal=Lawfare |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Yoo |first=John |author-link=John Yoo |last2=Delahunty |first2=Robert |date=May 8, 2025 |title=The Originalist Case for Birthright Citizenship |url=https://www.nationalaffairs.com/publications/detail/originalist-case-birthright-citizenship |website=www.nationalaffairs.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|author1-link=Ilan Wurman |last=Wurman |first=Ilan |date=2026-01-14 |title=The True History of Birthright Citizenship |url=https://www.compactmag.com/article/the-true-history-of-birthright-citizenship/ |access-date= |website=Compact |language=en}}</ref>.
==References== {{reflist}}
==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20070727112735/http://www.nspeidiocese.ca/bishops/bishops.htm Bishop John Inglis, 3rd Bishop] *[https://www.mun.ca/rels/native/beothuk/ingshan.html Bishop Inglis interviews Shanawdithit] *[http://www.inglis.uk.com/page4.html Inglis family and the Church]
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