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Seaman, Owen. Adm. at CLARE, Mar. 20, 1880. [Only s. of William Mantle, of Tower House, Putney. B. Sept. 18, 1861. Schools, Mill Hill and Shrewsbury.] Matric. Michs. 1880; Scholar; Porson prize, 1882; (Class. Trip., 1st Class, 1883); B.A. 1884; M.A. 1887. Hon. Fellow, 1909. Assistant Master at Rossall School, 1884-6. Second Master of Magdalen College School, Oxford, 1886-8. Professor of Literature at Durham College of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, 1888-93. Called to the Bar, Inner Temple, May 12, 1897. Joined the staff of Punch, 1897; editor, 1906-32. Under his conduct the journal won for itself a position and influence hitherto unparalleled. Knighted, 1914; created a Baronet, 1933. Of Tower House, Putney. Hon. D.Litt., Oxford and Durham; Hon. LL.D., Edinburgh. Author, The Cap and Bells; Borrowed Plumes; With Double Pipe; Horace at Cambridge; Battle of the Bays; Tillers of the Sand; Harvest of Chaff; Salvage; etc. Died Feb. 2, 1936, in London. (Mill Hill Sch. Reg.; Shrewsbury Sch. Reg.; Who's Who; The Times, Feb. 3, 1936.) | Owen SEAMAN Approx. lifespan: 18611936 Adm Clare College 1880:03:20 Only s. of William Mantle SEAMAN, of Tower House, Tower, Putney, [ London ] b. 1861:09:18 Schools Mill Hill, [ London ] and Shrewsbury, [ Shropshire ] Matric 1880:10MT: Scholar Porson Prize 1882 Class.Trip. 1st Class(1883); BA 1884 MA 1887 Hon. Fellow 1909 Assistant Master at: : Sch: Rossall School Rossall, [ Lancashire ] 1884-86 Second Master of: : Sch: Magdalen College School OX, [ Oxfordshire ] 1886-88 Professor of Literature: Sch: Durham College Durham of Science Newcastle-on-Tyne, [ Northumberland ] 1888-93 Called to the Bar: Inner Temple 1897:05:12 Joined: the staff of Punch 1897; editor 1906-32 Under his conduct the journal won for itself a position and influence hitherto unparalleled. Knighted 1914 created a Baronet 1933 Of Tower House, Putney. Hon. D.Litt., OX and Durham, [ Co. Durham ] Hon.LLD Edinburgh, [ Scotland ] Publ.: The Cap and Bells; Borrowed Plumes; With Double Pipe; Horace CB ; Battle of the Bays; Tillers of the Sand; Harvest of Chaff; Salvage ; etc. d. 1936:02:02 in London ( Mill Hill School Reg.; Shrewsbury School Reg.; Who's Who; The Times 1936:02:03) |