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| WOOD, HENRY TRUEMAN WRIGHT. Adm. pens. at ST JOHN'S, May 2, 1864. [Eldest] s. of William Burton Persse, Esq., of Grove End Road, St John's Wood, London (and Emily Mary Roche, dau. of James Morris). B. Nov. 13, 1845, in Bruton Street, London . Bapt. Nov. 26, 1845. School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1864. Migrated to Clare, Oct. 17, 1864; Scholar; B.A. 1868; Le Bas prize, 1869, 1870; M.A. 1884. A clerk in the Patent Office, 1870. Editor of the Society of Arts Journal, 1872. British Commissioner at the Paris exhibition, 1879. Secretary of the Royal Commission for the Chicago exhibition, 1893. Secretary of the Society of Arts, 1879-1917; Treasurer, 1918; Chairman of Council, 1919. President of the Royal Photographic Society, 1894-6. Chairman of Kodaks, Ltd. Knighted, 1890. Officer of the Legion of Honour. Married, 1873, Marion, dau. of J. Oliver, and had issue. Author, History of the Society of Arts ; etc. Died Jan. 7, 1929, at Bourne End. Father of William V. (1893). ( Harrow Sch. Reg. ; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; Who was Who; The Times, Jan. 8, 1929.) | Henry Trueman Wright WOOD Approx. lifespan: 1845–1929 pens. St John's College adm1864:05:02 Eldest s. of William Burton Persse WOOD Esq., of Grove End Road, St John's WOOD, London , (and Emily Mary Roche MORRIS dau. of James MORRIS ) b. 1845:11:13 in Bruton Street, London , c. 1845:11:26 Sch: Harrow School Harrow, [Middlesex], Matric 1864:10MT: Mig. to Clare College 1864:10:17 Scholar BA 1868 Le Bas Prize 1869, 1870 MA 1884 A clerk in Patent Office 1870 Editor of: : Society of Arts Journal 1872. British Commissioner at: : Paris exhibition [France], 1879 Sec. of: : Royal Commission for the Chicago exhibition [Illinois], USA , 1893 Sec. of: : Society of Arts 1879-1917 Treasurer: 1918 Chairman of: Council 1919 President of: : Royal Photographic Society 1894-96 Chairman of: Kodaks Ltd Knighted 1890 Officer of: : Legion of Honour. m. 1873 Marion OLIVER dau. of J. OLIVER had issue Publ.: History of Society of Arts ; etc. d. Bourne End, [Hertfordshire ???], 1929:01:07 father of William V. WOOD (1893) ( Harrow School Reg. ; Fox-Davies, Armorial Families; Who was Who; The Times 1929:01:08) [add:]Autotype portrait: CAS: F.127[:add] |