Location
On an east facing wall adjacent to the northern stairs to the gallery (see Cathedral Plan).
Memorial
Inscription
SACRED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN SUTTON SHUGAR ESQUIRE
MAYOR OF THIS BOROUGH
HE DIED ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 1833;
IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HIS MANY PRIVATE VIRTUES
AND HIS EQUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED
PUBLIC WORTH,
CAUSED HIM TO BE DEEPLY
AND UNIVERSALLY LAMENTED
ALSO OF
MARY FRANCES,
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT BRIGHTON
ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 1867
IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HER AGE
DEEPLY LAMENTED
TO THE MEMORY OF
JOHN SUTTON SHUGAR ESQUIRE
MAYOR OF THIS BOROUGH
HE DIED ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 1833;
IN THE 60TH YEAR OF HIS AGE
HIS MANY PRIVATE VIRTUES
AND HIS EQUALLY ACKNOWLEDGED
PUBLIC WORTH,
CAUSED HIM TO BE DEEPLY
AND UNIVERSALLY LAMENTED
ALSO OF
MARY FRANCES,
WIDOW OF THE ABOVE
WHO DIED AT BRIGHTON
ON THE 6TH DAY OF JANUARY 1867
IN THE 75TH YEAR OF HER AGE
DEEPLY LAMENTED
Further Information
John Sutton Shugar was made a burgess in 1816 and became an alderman in 1832, the same year he was elected Mayor of Portsmouth.
