Matriculated from Magdalene in 1860. 1st class, Classical Tripos, 1864. Made a Fellow in 1865.
Schoolmaster/headmaster at several leading schools, including headmaster of King’s School, Chester, 1875-1888.
Rector of the College living of Great Fransham, Norfolk, 1888-1913.
Classical lecturer at Magdalene, 1899-1900, between the death of W. A. Gill and the election of Vernon Jones.
Author of Greek and Latin poems and translations. His chief recreation was trout-fishing.
For more information see:
A.S. Ramsey Bygone Days at Magdalene
Obituary in the College Magazine MCHR/3/1/2/1913/2
Photograph - MCWA/A/105
Son of Edward Raynes, clerk.
Born at Ordsall, Nottinghamshire.
School - Retford, Nottinghamshire
Admitted as a sizar (age 18) at Magdalene College on 19 May 1693
B.A. 1697
M.A. 1707
Ordained deacon (Norwich) December 1697; priest (York) September 1699.
Father of:
Edward Raynes
School - Westminster
Admitted pensioner (age 20) at Trinity College on 22 June 1731
Scholar, 1732
B.A. 1734/5
M.A. 1742
Ordained deacon (Lincoln) 22 December 1734
Rector of Isfield, Sussex, 1742-55
Buried there 21 April 1755
Known as Steven Runciman.
English historian best known for his three-volume A History of the Crusades (1951–1954).
Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge.
Educated at Winchester and Admitted to Magdalene in 1923.
Geology Tripos I June 1924 Class III
English Mays June 25 Class III
English Mays June 1926 Class II
English Tripos June 1927
BA 1927
Writer, scholar, and aesthete who was a prominent member of the Bright Young Things. He wrote fiction, biography, history and autobiography. During his stay in China, he studied the Chinese language, traditional drama, and poetry, some of which he translated.
Educated at Eton College and Christ Church College, Oxford.
Educated at Harrow and St John's College, Cambridge.
Educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge. Taught at Cambridge and London Universities.
The fourth child and eldest son of Anthony Addington, physician, and his wife, Mary. Educated at Winchester College (1769–73) but left over some incident in which 'vicious boys' attacked him. Attended Dr Goodenough's school at Ealing. Entered Brasenose College, Oxford in 1774. Graduated in 1778. Stayed in Oxford until 1780 when he went to Lincoln's Inn.
In 1781 he married Ursula Mary Hammond. They had two sons and four daughters.
In the general election of 1784 he was returned as MP for Devizes.
1789-1801 - Speaker of the House of Commons.
On William Pitt's resignation in 1801 he was appointed Prime Minister by George III, a post he held until 1804.
1804-1805 - in opposition.
Was made Viscount Sidmouth in January 1805.
He retired from politics in 1824.