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| Locke, William John. Adm. sizar at ST JOHN'S, May 6, 1881. [Eldest] s. of John, Colonial bank-clerk [and Sarah Elizabeth]. B. Mar. 20, 1863, at Cumingsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, West Indies. [School, Queen's Royal College, Trinidad.] Matric. Michs. 1881; B.A. 1884. Graduated (7th Junior Optime) by way of the mathematical tripos, despite his dislike of that 'utterly futile and inhuman subject.' Assistant master at Oxford Military College, Temple Cowley, 1889-90; at Clifton College, 1890; at Trinity College, Glenalmond, 1891-7. Secretary of the Royal Institute of British Architects, 1897-1907. Author, At the Gate of Samaria; The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne; The Glory of Clementina Wing; Jaffery; Simon the Jester; The Fortunate Youth; Stella Maris, The Town of Tombarel. Also wrote several plays, including The Palace of Puck, a fantastic comedy, and The Man from the Sea. Lived in the south of France during the latter part of his life, and died May 15, 1930, in Paris. (Who was Who, 1929-40; D.N.B.; The Daily Telegraph, May 16, 1930; The Times, May 15, 1930.) | William John LOCKE Approx. lifespan: 1863–1961 sizar St John's College adm1881:05:06 Eldest s. of John LOCKE, Colonial bank-clerk [and Sarah Elizabeth]. b. 1863:03:20 at Cumingsbury St George, Christ Church, Demerara, West Indies , Sch: Queen's Royal College Trinidad , .] Matric 1881:10MT: BA 1884 Graduated (7 th Junior Optime ) by way of the mathematical tripos, despite his dislike of that "utterly futile and inhuman subject." Assistant: master Sch: OX Military College Temple Cowle 1889-90 ;at Sch: Clifton College Clifton [Somerset], 1890 ;at Sch: Trinity College Glenalmond, [Perthshire], 1891-97 Sec. of: : Royal Institute of British Architects 1897-1907 Publ.: At the Gate of Samaria; The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne; The Glory of Clementina Wing; Jaffery; Simon the Jester; The Fortunate Youth; Stella Maris, The Town of Tombarel . Also wrote several plays, including The Palace of Puck, a fantastic comedy, and The Man from the Sea . At the south of France , during the latter part of his life, and died 1930:05:15,in Paris [France], . ( Who was Who 1929-40; D.N.B.; The Daily Telegraph 1930:05:16; The Times 1930:05:15) |