Robert William Eyton (21 December 1815 – 8 September 1881) was an English Church of England clergyman who was author of The Antiquities of Shropshire .
10-498: Thomas Rowley may refer to: Thomas Rowley (headmaster) (1797–1877), headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School Thomas Rowley (poet) (1721–1796), Vermont poet Thomas Rowley (runholder) (died 1903), New Zealand member of Parliament for Ellesmere Thomas Rowley (settler) (1612–1628), Newfoundland, Canada Thomas Rowley (soldier) (1748–1806), Australian soldier and landowner Thomas Algeo Rowley (1808–1892), Union Army general in
20-870: A BA (1819), BD and DD (1839). In 1821, when Rowley was twenty-four years old, he was appointed Headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School in Bridgnorth , Shropshire, on the recommendation of the Dean of Christ Church, Oxford. Under Dr Rowley's leadership Bridgnorth Grammar School's reputation increased. Dr Rowley's success as a teacher of the Classics soon attracted boarders (housed in the Headmaster's House in St Leonard's Close) from far and near. His pupils included not only Bridgnorth boys, but also those from further afield. The numbers rose to about 150. In 1841 Dr Rowley
30-699: A Member of Parliament , but returned to live in Guernsey . John remained in New Zealand. Robert William Eyton Robert William Eyton was born in 1815. He was the son of Reverend John Eyton of Wellington , where he was born in his father's vicarage, and Eyton in Shropshire . He lived part of his childhood at Tong, Shropshire and was educated at Bridgnorth Grammar School and Rugby School under Thomas Arnold , then went up to Christ Church, Oxford . Ordained priest in 1839, he went on to become
40-569: Is believed that Rowley Sr paid for it) and at Middleton in Christchurch . He was chosen as the Dean-designate for the yet to be built ChristChurch Cathedral , but he never came out to the colony. His appointment upset Bishop Selwyn , and the proposed cathedral chapter was dropped again until the cathedral was built. Rowley's sons John Cotton Rowley and Thomas Rowley emigrated to New Zealand. Thomas, who emigrated in 1853, became
50-725: The St ;Leonard's Church in Bridgnorth was replaced in memory of Dr Rowley. Rowley House (red), one of the Bridgnorth Endowed School 's three houses, is named after Dr Rowley. Rowley joined the Canterbury Association on 10 April 1851 as a committee member. He purchased land from the association in Canterbury , New Zealand. He was assigned land at Barrys Bay at the head of Akaroa Harbour (technically, his son Thomas bought this land, but it
60-489: The American Civil War Thomas Rowley (skier) , American freestyle skier the pseudonym of Thomas Chatterton (1752–1770), English poet and forger of pseudo-medieval poetry [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to
70-417: The intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Thomas_Rowley&oldid=1044143237 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Thomas Rowley (headmaster) Dr Thomas Rowley (24 August 1796 – 11 November 1877)
80-540: The reforming Bishop of Manchester, Lord Lingen , the influential civil servant, Henry John Roby , the classical scholar, writer on Roman law and Member of Parliament, Rev. Robert William Eyton , Rector of Ryton and author of The Antiquities of Shropshire . and Rev. Osborne Gordon , the influential Oxford don. Dr Rowley's successors after 1850 had not his ability, and accordingly the School's numbers and reputation, and their own emoluments, declined. The East Window of
90-658: Was a successful headmaster of Bridgnorth Grammar School between 1821 and 1850. He was a member of the Canterbury Association , was Dean-designate for the yet to be built ChristChurch Cathedral in Christchurch , New Zealand, but he never emigrated. Thomas Rowley was born in Middleton Scriven in Shropshire in 1796. His parents were the Rev. Richard Rowley (d. 1812) and Mary Rowley. He was educated at Shrewsbury and at Christ Church , Oxford , from where he obtained
100-705: Was attacked by some members of the Town Council who complained of the treatment of the day-boys by the boarders and of the Bridgnorth Grammar School's concentration on the Classics; but the Bridgnorth Borough Treasurer wrote in Rowley's defence that the day-boys can hardly not have benefited from the specialist teachers whom Rowley was able to engage. Distinguished former pupils of Dr Rowley included Bishop James Fraser ,
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