Arthur Hugh Clough
Overview
Arthur Hugh Clough was an English poet
, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to ground-breaking nurse Florence Nightingale
. He was the brother of suffragist Anne Clough
, who ended up as principal of Newnham College, Cambridge
.
Arthur Clough was born in Liverpool
to James Butler Clough, a cotton merchant of Welsh
descent, and Anne Perfect, from Pontefract in Yorkshire
. In 1822 the family moved to the United States, and Clough's early childhood was spent mainly in Charleston, South Carolina
.
English poetry
The history of English poetry stretches from the middle of the 7th century to the present day. Over this period, English poets have written some of the most enduring poems in Western culture, and the language and its poetry have spread around the globe. Consequently, the term English poetry is...
, an educationalist, and the devoted assistant to ground-breaking nurse Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
. He was the brother of suffragist Anne Clough
Anne Clough
Anne Jemima Clough was an early English suffragist and a promoter of higher education for women.Clough was born at Liverpool, the daughter of a cotton merchant. She was the sister of Arthur Hugh Clough, the poet and assistant to Florence Nightingale. When two years old she was taken with the rest...
, who ended up as principal of Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College, Cambridge
Newnham College is a women-only constituent college of the University of Cambridge, England.The college was founded in 1871 by Henry Sidgwick, and was the second Cambridge college to admit women after Girton College...
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Arthur Clough was born in Liverpool
Liverpool
Liverpool is a city and metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England, along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary. It was founded as a borough in 1207 and was granted city status in 1880...
to James Butler Clough, a cotton merchant of Welsh
Wales
Wales is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain, bordered by England to its east and the Atlantic Ocean and Irish Sea to its west. It has a population of three million, and a total area of 20,779 km²...
descent, and Anne Perfect, from Pontefract in Yorkshire
Yorkshire
Yorkshire is a historic county of northern England and the largest in the United Kingdom. Because of its great size in comparison to other English counties, functions have been increasingly undertaken over time by its subdivisions, which have also been subject to periodic reform...
. In 1822 the family moved to the United States, and Clough's early childhood was spent mainly in Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston, South Carolina
Charleston is the second largest city in the U.S. state of South Carolina. It was made the county seat of Charleston County in 1901 when Charleston County was founded. The city's original name was Charles Towne in 1670, and it moved to its present location from a location on the west bank of the...
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Quotations
Loving—if the answering breastSeem not to be thus possessed,Still in hoping have a care;If it do, beware, beware!But if in yourself you find it,Above all things—mind it, mind it!
Love, Not Duty, st. 5
A world where nothing is had for nothing.
The Bothie of Tober-na-vuolich, Pt. VIII
There is a great Field-Marshal, my friend, who arrays our battalions;Let us to Providence trust, and abide and work in our stations.
The Bothie of Tober-na-vuolich.