Rev. J.S. Metcalfe said: [Gott] was well known, not only as one of the chief employers of labour, but also from his repeated acts of liberality to those who were in want and had become infirm in his own service ... Of his munificence we may truly say his left hand knew not what his right hand did. His aim was ever to promote the social, moral and religious advancement of the working classes ... He was almost in the foremost rank in helping forward any public work, and striving to place his native town in a position worthy of its importance ... he was truly a goodly flower.
