REV. JOHN MORTON GALLOP, of Cohasset, formerly of Hingham, an Episcopal Priest since 1949, died on Tuesday, June 7th at the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth. He was 90. Rev. Gallop was born, raised and educated in Eureka, California. He was a 1937 graduate of Humboldt College in California and a 1941 graduate of the University of California at Berkeley. He then served with the United States Navy during World War II. In 1949, he graduated from the Church Divinity School of the Pacific in Berkeley, CA and was ordained on June 11th of that year. From 1949-1950 he served as vicar of the Church of the Good Shepherd in Berkeley. He then came east to Quincy where he served as Vicar of Christ's Church from 1950-1951. During that time, he attended Harvard University. Rev. Gallop came to Hingham in 1951 where he became the Rector of the Church of St. John the Evangelist for 29 years. Following his retirement from St. John's, he moved to Cohasset at which time he became the Associate Rector of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Scituate, a position he held for 23 years, retiring a year ago.
Rev. Gallop was a past president of the Hingham Historical Society and a member of the Cohasset Historical Society. He also served as chaplain for the Hingham Militia.
He was a past president and the present clerk of the Margaret Coffin Prayer Book Society of Boston, a group that provides prayer books for needy churches. A published author, he wrote a book about Margaret Coffin entitled, A Revolution: A Lady and a Book. He also authored the Centennial History of the Church of St. John the Evangelist in Hingham.
He and his wife of 33 years, Helen (James) Arnold Gallop of Cohasset were world travellers and went on numerous trips and voyages together. He was the father of Johanna Gallop of Quincy, Elizabeth Loughran of Ft. Myers, Shell Island, FL, David Arnold of Hingham and Patricia Delano of Naperville, IL. Also survived by 5 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. He was also the husband of the late Grace (Baker) Gallop
A Funeral Service will be conducted on Saturday, June 11th at 11 AM at the Church of St. John the Evangelist, 172 Main St., Hingham, MA 02043.
Friends may visit at the church on Friday evening from 6-9 PM.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to St. John's Church or to St. Luke's Episcopal Church, 465 First Parish Rd., Scituate, MA 02066.
The interment is to be private.