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| De Soyres, John. Adm. pens. at CAIUS, Oct. 1869. S. of Francis, clerk, of Exeter. B. [Apr. 26, 1847], at Bilbrooke, Old Cleeve, Somerset. School, Brighton College; also studied at Munich and Berlin Universities. Matric. Michs. 1869; Prizeman, 1870; B.A. 1876; Hulsean Prizeman, 1877; M.A. 1879. President of the Union, 1879. Played in the first Inter-University Chess Match, 1873, and in 1874. Adm. at the Middle Temple, Nov. 21, 1870. Called to the Bar, 1874. On the Western Circuit. Ord. deacon (London) 1877; priest, 1878; C. of St John's, Gt Marlborough Street, London, 1877-9. Chaplain at St Petersburg, 1880-1. Professor of Modern History, Queen's College, London, 1881-6. Select Preacher at Cambridge, 1885; Hulsean Lecturer, 1886. R. of St John's, New Brunswick, 1888-1905. LL.D. (New Brunswick) 1900. A nephew of Edward Fitzgerald. Author, The Montanists and the Primitive Church; Pascal's Letters with Notes; Christian Reunion, etc. Died Feb. 3, 1905, at Halifax, Canada, while undergoing an operation. (Venn, II. 388; Brighton Coll. Reg.; Who was Who; Crockford; Scott, MSS.; The Times, Feb. 6, 1905.) | John DE SOYRES John DESOYRES Approx. lifespan: 1847–1905 pens. Gonville & Caius College adm1869:10 s. of Francis De SOYRES clerk, of Exeter, [Devon], b. Bilbrooke, Old Cleeve, Somerset , 1847:04:26 Sch: Brighton College Brighton, [Sussex], ; also studied Munich, [Germany], and Berlin, [Germany], Universities. Matric 1869:10MT: Prizeman: 1870 BA 1876 Hulsean Prizeman: 1877 MA 1879 President of: : Cambridge Union Society 1879 Played in the first Inter-University Chess Match 1873, and in1874 Adm. at: Middle Temple 1870:11:21 Called to the Bar: 1874 On: Western Circuit Ord. deacon London 1877 Ord. priest 1878 C.: St John's, Gt Marlborough Street, London , 1877-79 Chapl.: St Petersburg, [Russia], 1880-81 Professor of Modern History: Sch: Queen's College London , 1881-86 Select Preacher: CB, [Cambridgeshire], 1885 Hulsean Lecturer: 1886 R.: St John's, New Brunswick, [Canada], 1888-1905 LLD New Brunswick 1900 A nephew of Edward Fitzgerald. Publ.: The Montanists and the Primitive Church; Pascal's Letters with Notes; Christian Reunion etc. d. Halifax, Canada , 1905:02:03, while undergoing an operation. ( Venn, II. 388; Brighton College Reg.; Who was Who; Crockford ; Scott, MSS.; The Times 1905:02:06) |