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| Mcclure, John David. Adm. sizar at TRINITY, Oct. 6, 1882. [Eldest] s. of John, of 114, Swinley Road, Wigan, Lancs. B. there [Feb. 9], 1860. School [Holly Mount College, near Bury]; and at Owens College, Manchester. [B.A., London, 1878; Mus.B., London, 1903; D.Mus., London, 1909.] Matric. Michs. 1882; B.A. 1885; LL.B. 1886; M.A. 1889; LL.M. 1891; LL.D. 1897. Before entering Trinity, Assistant Master at Holly Mount College, 1877-8, and at Hinckley Grammar School, Leics., 1878-82. University Extension Lecturer, 1885-90. Professor of Astronomy at Queen's College, London, 1888-94. Adm. at the Inner Temple, Dec. 17, 1887. Called to the Bar, Nov. 17, 1890. Headmaster of Mill Hill School, 1891-1922; 'he lived for the School, which is his monument,' for when he was appointed the school had greatly declined and he raised it to one of the chief Nonconformist public schools in the country. President of the Incorporated Association of Headmasters. Knighted, 1913. An enthusiastic and very capable musician, possessing an unusual knowledge of the classical masters. Assisted greatly in the preparation of the Congregational Hymnal. Chairman of the Congregational Union of England and Wales, 1920. Died Feb. 18, 1922, at Mill Hill School. (Inns of Court; Schoolmasters' Directories; D.N.B.; Who's Who; The Times Educational Supplement, Feb. 25, 1922.) | John David MCCLURE Approx. lifespan: 1860–1922 sizar Trinity College adm1882:10:06 Eldest s. of John MCCLURE, of 114 Swinley Road, Wigan, Lancashire , b. there 1860:[02:09] School Sch: Holly Mount College,near Bury, [Lancashire], ; and at Sch: Owens College Owens, Manchester, [Lancashire], BA London , 1878 MusB London , 1903 DMus London , 1909 Matric 1882:10MT: BA 1885 LLB 1886 MA 1889 LLM 1891 LLD 1897 Before entering Trinity College, Assistant Master at: : Sch: Holly Mount College Holly Mount, [Lancashire], 1877-78, and at Sch: Hinckley Grammar School Hinckley, Leicestershire , 1878-82 University Extension Lecturer: 1885-90 Professor of Astronomy: Sch: Queen's College London , 1888-94 Adm. Inner Temple: 1887:12:17 Called to the Bar: 1890:11:17 Headmaster of: : Sch: Mill Sch: Hill School Mill Hill, [London], 1891-1922 "he lived for the School, which is his monument," for when he was appointed the school had greatly declined and he raised it to one of the chief Nonconformist public schools in the country. President of: : Incorporated Association Headmasters. Knighted 1913 An enthusiastic and very capable musician, possessing an unusual knowledge of the classical masters. Assisted greatly in the preparation of the Congregational Hymnal Chairman of: the Congregational Union of England and Wales 1920 d. 1922:02:18 at Sch: Mill Sch: Hill School Mill Hill, [London], ( Inns of Court; Schoolmasters' Directories; D.N.B.; Who's Who; The Times Educational Supplement 1922:02:25) |