List of Old Rossallians
Encyclopedia
The List of Old Rossallians lists persons who attended or are associated with the Rossall School
in Lancashire.
There have been many Old Rossallians who have become headmasters at public schools
since its foundation in 1844, including Winchester College
, Charterhouse School
, Rugby School
, Merchant Taylor's
, Marlborough College
, The Dragon School, Wellington College
, Harrow School
, Malvern College
, Dulwich College
, Sevenoaks School
and Christ's Hospital
. The current crop includes the Headmasters at Cheltenham College
, Bedales School
, Abingdon School
and Barnard Castle School
.
Rossall School
Rossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...
in Lancashire.
Academic
- Peter BartonPeter Barton (historian)Peter Arthur Barton is a First World War historian and author. His body of research includes finding hundreds of previously unseen panoramas, mass graves of soldiers and tunnel excavations. Mr...
- First World War historian and author. - William ChawnerWilliam ChawnerWilliam Chawner was an educational reformer and the first layman to be appointed as Master of Emmanuel College, Cambridge.-Life:...
- Vice Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1899-1901 - John Standish Fforde - Economist, historian and Chief Cashier at the Bank of EnglandBank of EnglandThe Bank of England is the central bank of the United Kingdom and the model on which most modern central banks have been based. Established in 1694, it is the second oldest central bank in the world...
- as such his signature would have appeared on sterling banknotes for a period http://www.guardian.co.uk/news/2000/may/10/guardianobituaries - Frank Fletcher - First person to be knighted for services to education and first lay headmaster of a British public schoolIndependent school (UK)An independent school is a school that is not financed through the taxation system by local or national government and is instead funded by private sources, predominantly in the form of tuition charges, gifts and long-term charitable endowments, and so is not subject to the conditions imposed by...
. Headmaster of Marlborough CollegeMarlborough CollegeMarlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
and Charterhouse SchoolCharterhouse SchoolCharterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
- His bust in the Sumner Library was created by Jacob EpsteinJacob EpsteinSir Jacob Epstein KBE was an American-born British sculptor who helped pioneer modern sculpture. He was born in the United States, and moved to Europe in 1902, becoming a British citizen in 1911. He often produced controversial works which challenged taboos on what was appropriate subject matter... - David FowlerDavid Fowler (mathematician)David Herbert Fowler was a historian of Greek mathematics who published work on pre-Eudoxian ratio theory...
- Mathematician - Robert JamesRobert James (headmaster)Robert Leoline James C.B.E. was High Master of St Paul's School from 1946 to 1953 and headmaster of Harrow School from 1953 to 1971.-Biography:...
- Headmaster of St Paul's School and Harrow SchoolHarrow SchoolHarrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was... - Sir Henry Stuart JonesHenry Stuart JonesSir Henry Stuart Jones was a British academic and fellow of Trinity College, University of Oxford, where he held an appointment from 1920 to 1927 as Camden Professor of Ancient History....
- Classical scholar and lexicographer - Charles Lethbridge KingsfordCharles Lethbridge Kingsford-Biography:The third son of the Rev. Sampson Kingsford, formerly Fellow of St. John's College, Cambridge, and vicar of St. Hilary, Cornwall, he was born at Ludlow on December 25, 1862. He was sent to Rossall, and went up to St. John's College, Oxford, as a scholar, and obtained honours in the...
- Historian and fellow of the British AcademyBritish AcademyThe British Academy is the United Kingdom's national body for the humanities and the social sciences. Its purpose is to inspire, recognise and support excellence in the humanities and social sciences, throughout the UK and internationally, and to champion their role and value.It receives an annual... - Geoffrey KirkGeoffrey KirkGeoffrey Stephen Kirk DSC, FBA was a British classical scholar, known for his books on Ancient Greek literature and mythology.-Life:...
- Regius Professor of GreekRegius Professor of Greek (Cambridge)The Regius Professorship of Greek is one of the oldest professorships at the University of Cambridge. The chair was founded by Henry VIII in 1540 with a stipend of £40 per year, subsequently increased in 1848 by a canonry of Ely Cathedral....
at Cambridge http://portal.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=%2Fnews%2F2003%2F03%2F13%2Fdb1302.xml - Dr. John MorrisJohn Morris (historian)John Robert Morris was an English historian who specialised in the study of the institutions of the Roman Empire and the history of Sub-Roman Britain...
- Historian and founder of the historical journal 'Past & PresentPast & PresentPast & Present is a British historical academic journal, which was a leading force in the development of social history. It was founded in 1952 by a combination of Marxist and non-Marxist historians. The Marxist historians included members of the Communist Party Historians Group, including E. P...
' - Charles Kay OgdenCharles Kay OgdenCharles Kay Ogden was an English linguist, philosopher, and writer. Described as a polymath but also an eccentric and outsider, he took part in many ventures related to literature, politics, the arts and philosophy, having a broad impact particularly as an editor, translator, and activist on...
- Linguist, psychologist and philosopher and inventor of Basic EnglishBasic EnglishBasic English, also known as Simple English, is an English-based controlled language created by linguist and philosopher Charles Kay Ogden as an international auxiliary language, and as an aid for teaching English as a Second Language... - Sir Herbert Isambard OwenSir Herbert Isambard OwenSir Herbert Isambard Owen was a University academic. He was the first Vice-Chancellor of the University of Bristol and a deputy Chancellor of the University of Wales. He was the nephew of Isambard Kingdom Brunel....
- Nephew of Isambard Kingdom Brunel. First Vice Chancellor of Bristol University and founder of The University of WalesUniversity of WalesThe University of Wales was a confederal university founded in 1893. It had accredited institutions throughout Wales, and formerly accredited courses in Britain and abroad, with over 100,000 students, but in October 2011, after a number of scandals, it withdrew all accreditation, and it was... - Niall ShanksNiall ShanksNiall Shanks , was a native of Cheshire, England, was educated at Rossall School, and later at the University of Leeds and the University of Liverpool. Shanks left England for Canada in 1981 and earned his Ph.D. at the University of Alberta, Canada in 1987. Shanks moved to the United States in 1987...
- Philosopher - Keen opponent of Intelligent DesignIntelligent designIntelligent design is the proposition that "certain features of the universe and of living things are best explained by an intelligent cause, not an undirected process such as natural selection." It is a form of creationism and a contemporary adaptation of the traditional teleological argument for...
There have been many Old Rossallians who have become headmasters at public schools
Public School (UK)
A public school, in common British usage, is a school that is neither administered nor financed by the state or from taxpayer contributions, and is instead funded by a combination of endowments, tuition fees and charitable contributions, usually existing as a non profit-making charitable trust...
since its foundation in 1844, including Winchester College
Winchester College
Winchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
, Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School
Charterhouse School, originally The Hospital of King James and Thomas Sutton in Charterhouse, or more simply Charterhouse or House, is an English collegiate independent boarding school situated at Godalming in Surrey.Founded by Thomas Sutton in London in 1611 on the site of the old Carthusian...
, Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
, Merchant Taylor's
Merchant Taylors' School, Northwood
Merchant Taylors' School is a British independent day school for boys, originally located in the City of London. Since 1933 it has been located at Sandy Lodge in the Three Rivers district of Hertfordshire ....
, Marlborough College
Marlborough College
Marlborough College is a British co-educational independent school for day and boarding pupils, located in Marlborough, Wiltshire.Founded in 1843 for the education of the sons of Church of England clergy, the school now accepts both boys and girls of all beliefs. Currently there are just over 800...
, The Dragon School, Wellington College
Wellington College, Berkshire
-Former pupils:Notable former pupils include historian P. J. Marshall, architect Sir Nicholas Grimshaw, impressionist Rory Bremner, Adolphus Cambridge, 1st Marquess of Cambridge, author Sebastian Faulks, language school pioneer John Haycraft, political journalist Robin Oakley, actor Sir Christopher...
, Harrow School
Harrow School
Harrow School, commonly known simply as "Harrow", is an English independent school for boys situated in the town of Harrow, in north-west London.. The school is of worldwide renown. There is some evidence that there has been a school on the site since 1243 but the Harrow School we know today was...
, Malvern College
Malvern College
Malvern College is a coeducational independent school located on a 250 acre campus near the town centre of Malvern, Worcestershire in England. Founded on 25 January 1865, until 1992, the College was a secondary school for boys aged 13 to 18...
, Dulwich College
Dulwich College
Dulwich College is an independent school for boys in Dulwich, southeast London, England. The college was founded in 1619 by Edward Alleyn, a successful Elizabethan actor, with the original purpose of educating 12 poor scholars as the foundation of "God's Gift". It currently has about 1,600 boys,...
, Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School
Sevenoaks School is an English coeducational independent school located in the town of Sevenoaks, Kent. It is the oldest lay school in the United Kingdom, dating back to 1432. Almost 1,000 day pupils and boarders attend, ranging in age from 11 to 18 years. There are approximately equal numbers of...
and Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital is an English coeducational independent day and boarding school with Royal Charter located in the Sussex countryside just south of Horsham in Horsham District, West Sussex, England...
. The current crop includes the Headmasters at Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College
Cheltenham College is a co-educational independent school, located in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.One of the public schools of the Victorian period, it was opened in July 1841. An Anglican foundation, it is known for its classical, military and sporting traditions.The 1893 book Great...
, Bedales School
Bedales School
Bedales School is a co-educational independent school situated in Hampshire, in the south east of England. Founded in 1893 by John Haden Badley in reaction to the limitations of conventional Victorian schools, today the school is one of the most expensive in the UK, charging £9,985 per term for a...
, Abingdon School
Abingdon School
Abingdon School is a British day and boarding independent school for boys situated in Abingdon, Oxfordshire , previously known as Roysse's School. In 1998 a formal merger took place between Abingdon School and Josca's, a preparatory school four miles to the west at Frilford...
and Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle School
Barnard Castle School , is a co-educational independent day and boarding school situated in the market town of Barnard Castle, in the North East of England. It was founded in 1883 as the North Eastern County School, with the name changed to the current one in 1924, and to this day is generally...
.
Literary
- J. R. AckerleyJ. R. AckerleyJ. R. Ackerley was arts editor of The Listener, the weekly magazine of the BBC...
- author, editor, and memoirist - Leslie CharterisLeslie CharterisLeslie Charteris , born Leslie Charles Bowyer-Yin, was a half-Chinese, half English author of primarily mystery fiction, as well as a screenwriter. He was best known for his many books chronicling the adventures of Simon Templar, alias "The Saint."-Early life:Charteris was born to a Chinese father...
- creator of The SaintSimon TemplarSimon Templar is a British fictional character known as The Saint featured in a long-running series of books by Leslie Charteris published between 1928 and 1963. After that date, other authors collaborated with Charteris on books until 1983; two additional works produced without Charteris’s... - J.G. Farrell - novelist and winner of the Booker Prize
- F. W. HarveyF. W. HarveyFrederick William Harvey was an English poet, known for poems composed in prisoner-of-war camps at Krefeld and Gütersloh that were sent back to England, during World War I....
D. C. M. - Poet - Raymond M Patterson - Explorer and travel writer
Media and Television
- Michael Barratt - former BBC TV 'Nationwide' anchorman
- Patrick CampbellPatrick Campbell, 3rd Baron GlenavyPatrick Gordon Campbell, 3rd Baron Glenavy , known as Patrick Campbell, was an Irish journalist, humorist and television personality....
- Former team captain on Call My Bluff - Sonny FloodSonny Flood-Background:Born in Blackpool, Lancashire, Flood was educated at Rossall School, near Fleetwood. In 2006 Flood passed ten GCSE exams all at either A or A*. In 2007, he achieved 4 'A's at AS level, in English Literature, History, Media Studies and Philosophy, and in 2008 he achieved a grade 'A' in...
- Actor in HollyoaksHollyoaksHollyoaks is a long-running British television soap opera, first broadcast on Channel 4 on 23 October 1995. It was originally devised by Phil Redmond, who has also devised shows including Brookside and Grange Hill... - Davinia TaylorDavinia TaylorDavinia Taylor is an English actress and socialite.-Career:Taylor attended Rossall School, Bolton School and then Winstanley Sixth Form College from 1994, studying theatre and Performing arts A Levels. She left before finishing her course to work as a model...
- Actress and It GirlIt girl"It girl" is a term for a young woman who possess the quality "It", absolute attraction.The early usage of the concept "it" in this meaning may be seen in a story by Rudyard Kipling: "It isn't beauty, so to speak, nor good talk necessarily. It's just 'It'."...
Military
- George Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of CombeGeorge Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of CombeGeorge Sydenham Clarke, 1st Baron Sydenham of Combe GCSI, GCIE, GCMG, GBE was a British colonial administrator and British Army officer.-Background and education:Clarke was born in Lincolnshire...
- Governor of Bombay and VictoriaVictoria (Australia)Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... - Field Marshal Sir Charles Comyn Egerton - First World War Field Marshal, member of the Council of the India, Commander of the SomalilandSomalilandSomaliland is an unrecognised self-declared sovereign state that is internationally recognised as an autonomous region of Somalia. The government of Somaliland regards itself as the successor state to the British Somaliland protectorate, which was independent for a few days in 1960 as the State of...
Field Force http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/32986?docPos=3 - Air Commodore Robert GrovesRobert GrovesAir Commodore Robert Marsland Groves CB DSO AFC RAF was a Royal Navy officer involved with naval aviation during World War I. He was awarded his Aviator's Certificate no. 969 on 15 November 1914. After transferring to the Royal Air Force in 1918, he served as Deputy Chief of the Air Staff and held...
- Deputy Chief of the Air Staff - Captain George S. HendersonGeorge Stuart HendersonCaptain George Stuart Henderson VC DSO & Bar MC was a Scottish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Details:Henderson was 26 years old, and a captain in the 2nd...
(VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
) - General Sir Thomas Hutton (M.C.Military CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
KCB, KCIEOrder of the Indian EmpireThe Most Eminent Order of the Indian Empire is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1878. The Order includes members of three classes:#Knight Grand Commander #Knight Commander #Companion...
) - Wing Commander Ronald Gustave KelletRonald Gustave KelletWing Commander Ronald Gustave Kellett DSO DFC was a Royal Air Force flying ace of the Second World War.-Early life:Kellett was born in Eldon in the Parish of Shildon, County Durham, 13 September 1909 and educated at Rossall School....
- World War 2 Flying Ace - Frederick LugardFrederick LugardFrederick John Dealtry Lugard, 1st Baron Lugard GCMG, CB, DSO, PC , known as Sir Frederick Lugard between 1901 and 1928, was a British soldier, mercenary, explorer of Africa and colonial administrator, who was Governor of Hong Kong and Governor-General of Nigeria .-Early life and education:Lugard...
(GCMG, CBOrder of the BathThe Most Honourable Order of the Bath is a British order of chivalry founded by George I on 18 May 1725. The name derives from the elaborate mediæval ceremony for creating a knight, which involved bathing as one of its elements. The knights so created were known as Knights of the Bath...
, DSODistinguished Service OrderThe Distinguished Service Order is a military decoration of the United Kingdom, and formerly of other parts of the British Commonwealth and Empire, awarded for meritorious or distinguished service by officers of the armed forces during wartime, typically in actual combat.Instituted on 6 September...
, PC) - governor of Hong Kong and Nigeria and founder of the University of Hong Kong. - Air Chief MarshalAir Chief MarshalAir chief marshal is a senior 4-star air-officer rank which originated in and continues to be used by the Royal Air Force...
Sir Charles Edward Hasting MedhurstCharles MedhurstAir Chief Marshal Sir Charles Edward Hastings Medhurst KCB OBE MC was a First World War Royal Flying Corps pilot on the Western Front and later a senior officer in the Royal Air Force.-RAF career:...
(KCB OBE MCMilitary CrossThe Military Cross is the third-level military decoration awarded to officers and other ranks of the British Armed Forces; and formerly also to officers of other Commonwealth countries....
) - Director of Allied Air Co-Operation (1940) and key figure in the RAF throughout WW2 - General John NixonJohn Nixon (general)Lieutenant-General Sir John E. Nixon was senior commander of the British Indian Army. He gave the orders for the ultimately disastrous first British Expedition against Baghdad during World War I....
- First World War General - Sir Charles Noble Arden-ClarkeCharles Noble Arden-ClarkeSir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke was a British colonial administrator.He was the Resident Commissioner of the Bechuanaland Protectorate between 1937 and 1942 , a time at which the ruling regent Tschekedi Khama was in violent conflict with the British authorities...
- Colonial Governor, Last Governor of the Gold CoastGold Coast (British colony)The Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa that became the independent nation of Ghana in 1957.-Overview:The first Europeans to arrive at the coast were the Portuguese in 1471. They encountered a variety of African kingdoms, some of which controlled substantial... - Brigadier George Rowland Patrick RoupellGeorge Rowland Patrick RoupellGeorge Rowland Patrick Roupell VC CB was born in Tipperary and was an Irish recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and Commonwealth forces.-Early life and career:George Roupell was born into a...
(VCVictoria CrossThe Victoria Cross is the highest military decoration awarded for valour "in the face of the enemy" to members of the armed forces of various Commonwealth countries, and previous British Empire territories....
)
Misc
- Sir Alexander Carmichael BruceAlexander Carmichael BruceSir Alexander Carmichael Bruce was the second Assistant Commissioner "A" of the London Metropolitan Police, from 1888 to 1914....
- Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis - Sir Norman KendalNorman KendalSir Norman Kendal CBE was an English barrister and police officer in the London Metropolitan Police.Kendal was born in Cheadle, Cheshire. He was educated at Rossall School and Oriel College, Oxford, where he studied Modern History, and was called to the bar by the Inner Temple in 1906, practising...
- Assistant Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis and Barrister - Rachel LomaxRachel LomaxJanis Rachel Lomax in Swansea Wales is a British economist and former government official who served as Deputy Governor of the Bank of England, sitting on the Monetary Policy Committee from 1 July 2003 to 30 June 2008.-Early life:...
- Deputy Governor of the Bank of England (Rossall Junior School)
Music and the Arts
- Bill AshtonBill Ashton (jazz musician)William Michael Allingham Ashton OBE is a British saxophonist and composer, best known for co-founding the London Schools’ Orchestra, now the National Youth Jazz Orchestra , of which he is Musical Director....
- Founder of the National Youth Jazz OrchestraNational Youth Jazz OrchestraThe National Youth Jazz Orchestra is a British jazz orchestra founded in 1963 by Bill Ashton.Based in Westminster, London, NYJO started life as the London Schools' Jazz Orchestra and evolved into becoming the national orchestra... - Sir Thomas Beecham - Conductor and founder of numerous orchestras including the London Philharmonic and Royal Philharmonic
- Anthony Besch - opera director http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,60-527359,00.html
- Little BootsLittle BootsVictoria Christina Hesketh, also known by her stage name/pseudonym Little Boots, is an English electropop singer-songwriter. Her stage name comes from a nickname given to her by a friend, a reference to her unusually small feet...
(Victoria Hesketh) - Singer/Songwriter - James DonaldJames DonaldJames Donald was a Scottish actor. Tall and thin, he usually specialised in playing authority figures.Donald was born in Aberdeen, and made his first professional stage appearance sometime in the late-1930s, having been educated at Rossall School on Lancashire's Fylde coast...
- Actor (The Great EscapeThe Great Escape (film)The Great Escape is a 1963 American film about an escape by Allied prisoners of war from a German POW camp during World War II, starring Steve McQueen, James Garner, and Richard Attenborough...
, The Bridge on the River KwaiThe Bridge on the River KwaiThe Bridge on the River Kwai is a 1957 British World War II film by David Lean based on The Bridge over the River Kwai by French writer Pierre Boulle. The film is a work of fiction but borrows the construction of the Burma Railway in 1942–43 for its historical setting. It stars William...
) - Bill HopkinsBill HopkinsG.W. Hopkins was a British composer, pianist and music critic.Hopkins was born in Prestbury, Cheshire and educated at Rossall School, Lancashire; his mother's learning difficulties meant she was unable to look after him, and he was raised by aunts...
- Composer, pianist and music critic - Christopher WhallChristopher WhallChristopher Whitworth Whall was an English stained glass artist who worked from 1897 into the 20th century.He was an important member of the Arts and Crafts Movement, who became a leading designer of stained glass. His most important work is the glass for the Lady Chapel in Gloucester Cathedral...
- Founder of the New England School of Stained Glass craftsmanship. Helped William Morris establish the William Morris Arts and Crafts Society.
Politics and Law
- Edward Colborne BaberEdward Colborne BaberEdward Colborne Baber was an English orientalist and traveller. Born at Dulwich, he studied at Rossall Junior School, Christ's Hospital and Magdalene College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1867. Having learned Chinese, he started working at the British embassy in Beijing the same year, where he...
- Colonial administrator (Rossall Junior School) - Eric Alfred George Shackleton Bailey - Conservative MP for Manchester Gorton 1931–1935
- Robert BernaysRobert BernaysRobert Hamilton Bernays was a Liberal Party, and later Liberal National, politician in the United Kingdom who served as a Member of Parliament from 1931 to 1945....
- Liberal MP for Bristol North 1931-1945, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of HealthThe Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Health was a junior ministerial office in the United Kingdom Government.The Ministry of Health was created in 1919 as a reconstruction of the Local Government Board...
1937–1939, Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of TransportParliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of Transport was a junior position at the British Ministry of Transport. The office was renamed Parliamentary Secretary to the Ministry of War Transport in 1941, but resumed its former name at the end of the Second World War.-Parliamentary Secretaries to the...
1939–1940 - Arthur John Bigge, 1st Baron Stamfordham Private Secretary to Queen Victoria (1895-1901) and to George V (1910-1931)
- Harry BrittainHarry BrittainSir Henry Ernest Brittain, KBE was a British journalist and Conservative politician.Harry Brittain, as he was known, was born at Ranmoor, Sheffield, and was the son of W. H. Brittain...
- Conservative MP for Acton 1918-1929 and founder of the pilgrims club - Wilfred Banks Duncan Brown, Baron of MachrihanishWilfred Banks Duncan Brown, Baron of MachrihanishWilfred Banks Duncan Brown, Baron Brown MBE was Chairman and Managing Director of Glacier Metal Company , author of several books and articles on management and labour issues, university administrator, and United Kingdom's Minister of State at the Board of Trade .Brown is perhaps best known for...
- Minister of State at the Board of TradeBoard of TradeThe Board of Trade is a committee of the Privy Council of the United Kingdom, originating as a committee of inquiry in the 17th century and evolving gradually into a government department with a diverse range of functions...
1970-1975 and member of the Privy CouncilPrivy councilA privy council is a body that advises the head of state of a nation, typically, but not always, in the context of a monarchic government. The word "privy" means "private" or "secret"; thus, a privy council was originally a committee of the monarch's closest advisors to give confidential advice on...
. - Alfred BroughtonAlfred BroughtonSir Alfred Davies Devonsher Broughton was a British Labour Party politician.Broughton was educated at Rossall School, Downing College, Cambridge and the London Hospital and became a doctor, a member of a family who had been Batley doctors for 70 years. During World War II he worked in civil...
- Long serving Labour MP - Key to the Labour Government downfall in 1979 - Octavius Leigh Clare - Conservative MP for Eccles 1895-1906
- Sir Robert Francis DunnellFrancis DunnellSir Robert Francis Dunnell, 1st Baronet KCB was an English solicitor, civil servant and railway executive.Dunnell was born in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk and educated at Rossall School. He was admitted a solicitor in 1891 and joined the Solicitor's Department of the North Eastern Railway Company...
- English solicitor, civil servant and railway executive. - Christopher Gardner QC - Recently appointed Chief Justice of the Falkland IslandsFalkland IslandsThe Falkland Islands are an archipelago in the South Atlantic Ocean, located about from the coast of mainland South America. The archipelago consists of East Falkland, West Falkland and 776 lesser islands. The capital, Stanley, is on East Falkland...
http://www.mercopress.com/vernoticia.do?id=10558&formato=html - Sir Herbert Brent Grotrian, 1st BaronetSir Herbert Brent Grotrian, 1st BaronetSir Herbert Brent Grotrian, 1st Baronet KC was an English member of parliament from 1924 to 1929 who was created a baronet in 1934....
- Unionist MP for South-West Hull 1924-1929 - Sir Henry Hoyle HoworthHenry Hoyle HoworthSir Henry Hoyle Howorth KCIE FRS was a British Conservative politician, barrister and amateur historian and geologist....
- Barrister, Author, Fellow of the Royal Society and Conservative MP for Salford South 1886-1900 - Neil MartenNeil MartenHarry Neil Marten was a British Conservative Party politician.Born in Lambeth, Marten was educated at Rossall School. During World War II he was parachuted into France to work with French resistance and later served with Norwegian resistance...
- Conservative MP for Banbury 1959-1983 and Minister for Overseas Development 1979–1983 - Charles Heron MullanCharles Heron MullanCharles Heron Mullan CBE DL , known as C. H. Mullan, was a judge and unionist politician in Northern Ireland....
- Conservative MP for Down 1946-1950 - Oswald Partington, 2nd Baron DoverdaleOswald Partington, 2nd Baron DoverdaleOswald Partington, 2nd Baron Doverdale was a Liberal Party politician in the United Kingdom.The second but oldest surviving son of mill-owner Edward Partington , Partington was born in Bury. Educated at Rossall School, he held a commission in the 4th Battalion of the Cheshire Regiment...
- Liberal MP 1900-1918 - Robert Frederick Ratcliff - MP for Burton 1900-1918
- William RollestonWilliam RollestonWilliam Rolleston was a New Zealand politician, public administrator, educationalist and Canterbury provincial superintendent.-Early life:...
http://www.teara.govt.nz/1966/R/RollestonWilliam/RollestonWilliam/en - Cabinet Minister in New Zealand who later became the Leader of the OppositionLeader of the Opposition (New Zealand)The Leader of the Opposition in New Zealand is the politician who, at least in theory, commands the support of the non-government bloc of members in the New Zealand Parliament. In the debating chamber the Leader of the Opposition sits directly opposite the Prime Minister...
there. - Walter Dorling SmilesWalter Dorling SmilesLt Col Sir Walter Dorling Smiles CIE DSO DL was a Northern Irish politician.Sir Walter was the son of William Holmes Smiles, director of Belfast Ropeworks, and grandson of Samuel Smiles...
- MP for Blackburn 1931-1945; later for Down 1945-1950 and for Down, North 1950-1953 - John Ellis TalbotJohn Ellis TalbotJohn Ellis Talbot was a British Building society manager, solicitor and Conservative Party politician.Talbot was educated at Stubbington House School in Fareham and Rossall School in Fleetwood, Lancashire. He worked first as a solicitor; from 1938 he was Joint Manager of the Kidderminster...
- Conservative MP for Brierley Hill 1959–1967 - Walter ToppingWalter ToppingWalter William Buchanan Topping was a unionist politician in Northern Ireland.Topping studied at the Rossall School and Queen's University Belfast, before becoming a barrister in 1930. During World War II, he served as a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Royal Artillery...
- Northern Irish Minister of Home Affairs - George Frederic VerdonGeorge Frederic VerdonSir George Frederic Verdon was an English Australian politician and public figure.Verdon was a son of the Rev. Edward Verdon, he was born at Bury, Lancaster, England. He was educated at Rossall School, and when 17 years of age emigrated to Melbourne...
(KCMG) - 19th Century Treasurer of AustraliaTreasurer of AustraliaThe Treasurer of Australia is the minister in the Government of Australia responsible for government expenditure and revenue raising. He is the head of the Department of the Treasury. The Treasurer plays a key role in the economic policy of the government...
- Equivalent to the Chancellor of the ExchequerChancellor of the ExchequerThe Chancellor of the Exchequer is the title held by the British Cabinet minister who is responsible for all economic and financial matters. Often simply called the Chancellor, the office-holder controls HM Treasury and plays a role akin to the posts of Minister of Finance or Secretary of the...
in the UK - Derek Colclough Walker-Smith - Long Serving Conservative MP for Hertford 1945–1955 and then for East Hertfordshire 1955–1983 - Minister of HealthSecretary of State for HealthSecretary of State for Health is a UK cabinet position responsible for the Department of Health.The first Boards of Health were created by Orders in Council dated 21 June, 14 November, and 21 November 1831. In 1848 a General Board of Health was created with the First Commissioner of Woods and...
- Ralph Champneys WilliamsRalph Champneys WilliamsSir Ralph Champneys Williams CMG was a colonial governor.Williams, educated at The King's School, Chester and Rossall School joined the colonial service in 1884 and his first post was to Bechuanaland. He then served at Pretoria, South Africa, Gibraltar and Barbados before returning to Bechuanaland...
- Governor of Newfoundland - Colonel Sir Charles Edward YateSir Charles Yate, 1st BaronetColonel Sir Charles Edward Yate, 1st Baronet CSI CMG was a British soldier and administrator in India and later a politician in Britain....
- Conservative MP for Melton 1918-1924 - Robert Armstrong Yerburgh - Unionist MP for Chester 1886–1906 and 1910–1916 http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/52367
Religious
- Father Thomas R.D. BylesThomas BylesFather Thomas Roussel Davids Byles was a Catholic priest who famously remained on board the RMS Titanic as she was sinking after colliding with an iceberg, hearing confessions and giving absolution....
- Catholic priest who refused to leave the Titanic so he could help fellow passengers. He perished as it sank. - William Henry Temple GairdnerWilliam Henry Temple GairdnerWilliam Henry Temple Gairdner was a British Christian missionary with the Church Missionary Society in Cairo, Egypt. His entire life was dedicated to service in Egypt as he himself commented when he was first preparing to leave. While in Cairo he partnered with his dear friend Douglas M...
- Missionary http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/46327?_fromAuth=1 - John Maurice KeyJohn Maurice KeyMaurice Key was the Anglican Bishop of Sherborne then Truro in the third quarter of the 20th century.He was educated at Rossall School and Pembroke College, Cambridge and ordained in 1928...
- Bishop of TruroBishop of TruroThe Bishop of Truro is the ordinary of the Church of England Diocese of Truro in the Province of Canterbury.The present diocese covers the county of Cornwall and it is one of the most recently created dioceses of the Church of England...
and Bishop of Sherborne - Martin Patrick Grainge Leonard - Bishop of ThetfordBishop of ThetfordThe Bishop of Thetford is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Thetford in Norfolk, England. The title was originally used by the Normans in the 11th century, and is presently used by a Church of England suffragan bishop....
- Mark GreenMark Green (bishop)Mark Green MC was the suffragan Bishop of Aston from 1972 to 1982. He was born into an ecclesiastical family and educated at Rossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford. He studied for ordination at Ripon College Cuddesdon before a curacy at St Catherine’s Gloucester...
- Bishop of AstonBishop of AstonThe Bishop of Aston is an episcopal title used by a suffragan bishop of the Church of England Diocese of Birmingham, in the Province of Canterbury, England. The title takes its name after Aston, an area of the City of Birmingham... - John Edward MercerJohn Edward MercerJohn Edward Mercer was the Bishop of Tasmania from 1902 until 1914.Educated at Rossall School and Lincoln College, Oxford and ordained in 1880 his first post was as a curate at Tanfield...
- Bishop of TasmaniaAnglican Diocese of TasmaniaThe Anglican Diocese of Tasmania includes the entire Tasmanian archipelago and is an extraprovincial diocese of the Anglican Church of Australia. The cathedral church of the diocese is St David's Cathedral in Hobart. The current Bishop of Tasmania, ordained as bishop and also installed on 25 July... - William Moore RichardsonWilliam Moore RichardsonThe Rt RevWilliam Moore Richardson was Anglican Bishop of Zanzibar from 1895 until 1901. He was born in 1844,educated at Rossall School and Merton College, Oxford and ordained in 1869. He held incumbencies at Wolvercote and Ponteland before his elevation to the Episcopate...
- Bishop of Zanzibar - George SinkerGeorge SinkerGeorge Sinker, MA, , was Bishop of Nagpur and Provost of Birmingham Cathedral....
- Christian Missionary in India - Wilfrid Lewis Mark WayWilfrid Lewis Mark WayThe Rt Rev Wilfrid Lewis Mark Way was the third Bishop of Masasi during the third quarter of the 20th century....
- Bishop of MasasiAnglican Diocese of MasasiThe Anglican Diocese of Masasi is one of 21 within the Anglican Church of Tanzania Created in 1926, its first Bishop was William Lucas. The most notable bishop was Trevor Huddleston. The current incumbent is Patrick Mwachiko.-References:... - Alwyn WilliamsAlwyn WilliamsAlwyn Terrell Petre Williams was Bishop of Durham and then Bishop of Winchester ....
- Bishop of Oxford, Durham and Winchester. Chaplain to George V. Prelate of the Most Noble Order of the Garter. Headmaster of Winchester CollegeWinchester CollegeWinchester College is an independent school for boys in the British public school tradition, situated in Winchester, Hampshire, the former capital of England. It has existed in its present location for over 600 years and claims the longest unbroken history of any school in England...
and later dean of Christ ChurchChrist Church, OxfordChrist Church or house of Christ, and thus sometimes known as The House), is one of the largest constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England...
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Science, Medicine and Engineering
- Sir William de Wiveleslie AbneyWilliam de Wiveleslie AbneyWilliam de Wiveleslie Abney FRS was an English astronomer, chemist, and photographer.-Biography:Abney was born in Derby, England, the son of Edward Abney vicar of St Alkmund's Derby, and owner of the Firs Estate...
- Astronomer, Chemist and Photographer - John Fleetwood Baker - Civil engineer and designer of the Morrison indoor shelter
- William Blair-Bell - Co-Founder of The Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/pagerender.fcgi?artid=1561749&pageindex=2#page
- David BrownDavid Brown (entrepreneur)Sir David Brown was an English entrepreneur, managing director of his family firm David Brown Limited and one time owner of shipbuilders Vosper Thornycroft and automobile manufacturer Aston Martin....
- Engineer, entrepreneur and one-time owner of Aston MartinAston MartinAston Martin Lagonda Limited is a British manufacturer of luxury sports cars, based in Gaydon, Warwickshire. The company name is derived from the name of one of the company's founders, Lionel Martin, and from the Aston Hill speed hillclimb near Aston Clinton in Buckinghamshire...
; his initials are still given to the finest models of Aston Martin cars. He also owned LagondaLagondaLagonda is a British luxury car marque, founded as a company in 1906 in Staines, Middlesex by a former opera singer from Ohio, but of Scottish ancestry, named Wilbur Gunn . He named the company after a river near the town of his birth, Springfield, Ohio, United States...
. - Sir Frederick Brundrett - Chief Scientific adviser to the Ministry of DefenceMinistry of Defence (United Kingdom)The Ministry of Defence is the United Kingdom government department responsible for implementation of government defence policy and is the headquarters of the British Armed Forces....
1954-1960 http://janus.lib.cam.ac.uk/db/node.xsp?id=EAD%2FGBR%2F0014%2FBRUN - Professor Sir William Boyd DawkinsWilliam Boyd DawkinsProfessor Sir William Boyd Dawkins, FRS, KBE was a British geologist and archaeologist. He was a member of the Geological Survey of Great Britain, Curator of the Manchester Museum and Professor of Geology at Owens College, Manchester. He is noted for his research on fossils and the antiquity of man...
- geologist and archaeologist and fellow of The Royal Society - George Garrett - Clergyman and Submarine Designer
- Francis Graham-SmithFrancis Graham-SmithSir Francis Graham-Smith is a British astronomer. He was the thirteenth Astronomer Royal from 1982 to 1990.He was educated at Rossall School, Lancashire, England...
- Astronomer Royal - Dikran TahtaDikran TahtaDikran "Dick" Tahta was a British-Armenian mathematician, teacher and author.-Biography:Dikran Tahta is a descendant of Ottoman Armenian family who settled in Manchester after the First World War...
- Maths teacher who inspired Stephen Hawking - John Turtle WoodJohn Turtle WoodJohn Turtle Wood was a British architect, engineer and archaeologist.-Biography:Wood was born at Hackney, the son of John Wood of Shropshire and his wife Elizabeth Wood, née Turtle. He was educated at Rossall School, Fleetwood, and later studied architecture, under private tutors, at Cambridge and...
- Architect, Engineer and Archaeologist
Sport
- Rex CrummackReginald CrummackReginald William "Rex" Crummack was a British field hockey player who competed in the 1920 Summer Olympics.He was a member of the British field hockey team, which won the gold medal.-External links:*...
- 1920 Olympic Gold Medal Winning British hockey player http://www.manchester2002-uk.com/celebs/sport-champs3.html - Liam BothamLiam BothamLiam James Botham is a former rugby player who played rugby union and later rugby league. He is the son of English Test cricketer Ian Botham. His godfather is the former West Indian cricket captain Viv Richards....
- (Son of Ian BothamIan BothamSir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...
.) Rugby UnionRugby unionRugby union, often simply referred to as rugby, is a full contact team sport which originated in England in the early 19th century. One of the two codes of rugby football, it is based on running with the ball in hand...
, Rugby LeagueRugby leagueRugby league football, usually called rugby league, is a full contact sport played by two teams of thirteen players on a rectangular grass field. One of the two codes of rugby football, it originated in England in 1895 by a split from Rugby Football Union over paying players...
and Cricket player at the highest professional levels in his own right. - Walter Clopton WingfieldWalter Clopton WingfieldMajor Walter Clopton Wingfield was a British army officer who was one of the pioneers of lawn tennis. Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame in 1997, an example of the original equipment for the sport and a bust of Wingfield himself can be seen at the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis...
- The 'Inventor of Lawn Tennis' - Paul DalglishPaul DalglishPaul Kenneth Dalglish is a Scottish former professional football player and manager.-Playing career:Dalglish, son of former Scotland international Kenny Dalglish, was born in Glasgow though spent his childhood in Liverpool where his father managed Liverpool F.C...
- Football player (Son of Kenny DalglishKenny DalglishKenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
) - Michael Dickinson - World Record Holding National Hunt trainer
- Thomas HigsonThomas Higson (cricketer, born 1873)Thomas Atkinson Higson was an English cricketer who played first class cricket for Oxford University in 1892, for Derbyshire in 1899, 1909 and 1910 and for Lancashire between 1905 and 1923....
- Cricketer for DerbyshireDerbyshireDerbyshire is a county in the East Midlands of England. A substantial portion of the Peak District National Park lies within Derbyshire. The northern part of Derbyshire overlaps with the Pennines, a famous chain of hills and mountains. The county contains within its boundary of approx...
and LancashireLancashireLancashire is a non-metropolitan county of historic origin in the North West of England. It takes its name from the city of Lancaster, and is sometimes known as the County of Lancaster. Although Lancaster is still considered to be the county town, Lancashire County Council is based in Preston...
as well as England test selector. - Nigel HowardNigel HowardNigel David Howard was an English cricketer, who played for Lancashire and England. Born in Gee Cross, Hyde, Cheshire, he captained England for the tour to India in the only four Test matches he played in, winning one and drawing three, although the series was drawn after the fifth Test match was...
- Fleeting England Cricket Captain (Also last amateur England Captain.) - Nick KosterNick KosterRalph Nicholas Köster is a South African rugby union player. He plays the position of Flanker or Eight Man....
- Rugby Player (Attended Rossall as an exchange student for one year 2005-2006) - Ham LambertHam LambertNoel Hamilton "Ham" Lambert was an Irish cricketer and rugby union player. By profession a veterinary surgeon, he was noted for being the first in Ireland to own a practice devoted to the care of companion animals.He is buried in Schull in Co Cork, Ireland...
- Irish International cricketer, rugby player and referee - Chris LeckChris LeckChris Leck is a rugby union player for Edinburgh Rugby in the Celtic League. He plays as a scrum-half.-External links:*...
- Rugby Union player for Sale SharksSale SharksSale Sharks are a professional rugby union club who play in England in the Aviva Premiership.The club is an offshoot of Sale FC, which is based at Heywood Road in Sale, Greater Manchester, but Sharks currently play in Stockport at Edgeley Park, ground sharing with Stockport County F.C.Part of the... - Brian RedmanBrian RedmanBrian Herman Thomas Redman is a British racing driver from England....
- Formula 5000Formula 5000Formula 5000 was an open wheel, single seater auto-racing formula that ran in different series in various regions around the world from 1968 to 1982. It was originally intended as a low-cost series aimed at open-wheel racing cars that no longer fit into any particular formula...
Champion - Vernon RoyleVernon RoyleThe Reverend Vernon Peter Fanshawe Archer Royle . He was the son of Dr. Peter Royle and Marina Fanshawe. He played cricket for Oxford University and Lancashire. He was a member of Lord Harris's cricket team to tour Australia in 1878/9...
- England Test Cricketer - Charles Eastlake SmithCharles Eastlake SmithCharles Eastlake Smith was an English amateur footballer who played for Crystal Palace and England. By profession, he was an insurance clerk.-Early life:...
- Footballer, player for England in 1876 - Benjamin SpilsburyBenjamin SpilsburyBenjamin Ward "Ben" Spilsbury was an English international footballer. He made his debut for the international team against Ireland on the 28 February 1885...
- 19th Century England International Footballer - Geoffrey Plumpton WilsonGeoffrey Plumpton WilsonGeoffrey Plumpton Wilson was an English amateur footballer who played at inside left. He made two appearances for England in 1900, scoring once. He was a member of the Corinthian amateur club and made three appearances for Southampton in 1901.-Football career:Wilson was born in Bourne,...
(1878-1934), England international footballer - Peter WinterbottomPeter WinterbottomPeter James Winterbottom , is a former England rugby union footballer who played as an openside flanker. He was England's most-capped openside until being overtaken by Neil Back in 2003...
- Former England Rugby Union Captain. He also played for the Lions.
Famous Parents of Rossall Students
- Jamil al-AssadJamil al-AssadJamil al-Assad was a brother of former Syrian president Hafez al-Assad, and the uncle of present Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad. He served in the Parliament of Syria, called the majlis ash-sha'b for many years, until his death....
- Syrian Politician - Ian BothamIan BothamSir Ian Terence Botham OBE is a former England Test cricketer and Test team captain, and current cricket commentator. He was a genuine all-rounder with 14 centuries and 383 wickets in Test cricket, and remains well-known by his nickname "Beefy"...
- Cricketer - Carl BrissonCarl BrissonCarl Brisson , born Carl Frederik Ejnar Pedersen was a Danish film actor. He appeared in 12 silent films between 1918 and 1935, including two films directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
- Silent Film Actor - Kenny DalglishKenny DalglishKenneth Mathieson "Kenny" Dalglish MBE is a Scottish former footballer and the current manager of Liverpool F.C.. In a 22-year playing career, he played for two club teams, Celtic and Liverpool, winning numerous honours with both. He is the most capped Scottish player, with 102 appearances, and...
- Football Manager - Syd LittleSyd LittleSyd Little is an English comedian and straight man in the double act Little and Large, with Eddie Large....
- Comedian - Sir Frank Whittle - Inventor of the Jet Engine
Notable Old Masters
- John Ambrose FlemingJohn Ambrose FlemingSir John Ambrose Fleming was an English electrical engineer and physicist. He is known for inventing the first thermionic valve or vacuum tube, the diode, then called the kenotron in 1904. He is also famous for the left hand rule...
- Inventor - Walter BesantWalter BesantSir Walter Besant , was a novelist and historian who lived largely in London.His sister-in-law was Annie Besant.-Biography:...
- Novelist & Historian - Warin Foster BushellWarin Foster BushellWarin Foster Bushell MA FRAS was a schoolmaster and educationalist who was headmaster of leading schools in England and South Africa and a President of the Mathematical Association.-Early life:...
- President of the Mathematical AssociationMathematical AssociationThe Mathematical Association is a professional society concerned with mathematics education in the UK.-History:It was founded in 1871 as the Association for the Improvement of Geometrical Teaching and renamed to the Mathematical Association in 1897. It was the first teachers' subject organisation... - Robert ClaytonRobert Clayton (cricketer)Robert Owen Clayton was a Welsh first-class cricketer.Born Penygroes, Caernarvonshire, Clayton was a right arm fast bowler, he played 70 matches for Yorkshire between 1870 and 1879, and 121 in all, with 33 appearances for the MCC between 1872 and 1881, plus appearances for the North of England ,...
- 19th Century England and Yorkshire Cricketer - Harry Dean - Cricketer (Coach at Rossall) http://content-uk.cricinfo.com/england/content/player/11855.html
- Jack EllisJack Ellis (rugby player)Jack Ellis was an England international rugby union player. At the time of his death it was reported that he was the oldest living England international rugby player, although it was later discovered this was incorrect .-Rugby career:...
- Rugby player - Paul GricePaul GriceHerbert Paul Grice , usually publishing under the name H. P. Grice, H...
- Philosopher - John Eldon GorstJohn Eldon GorstSir John Eldon Gorst PC, QC, FRS was a British lawyer and politician. He served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1885 to 1886 and as Vice-President of the Committee on Education between 1895 and 1902....
- Politician - S. P. B. Mais - Author and Journalist
- Rupert MorrisRupert MorrisRupert Hugh Morris was a Welsh clergyman and antiquarian, who was principal of Carmarthen Training College from 1869 to 1876 and headmaster of Godolphin School from 1876 to 1884...
- Clergymen, Antiquarian and Chaplain to the Duke of WestminsterDuke of WestminsterThe title Duke of Westminster was created by Queen Victoria in 1874 and bestowed upon Hugh Grosvenor, 3rd Marquess of Westminster. The current holder of the title is Gerald Grosvenor, 6th Duke of Westminster.... - John Rees - Welsh Rugby International
- Owen SeamanOwen SeamanSir Owen Seaman, 1st Baronet was a British writer, journalist and poet. He is best known as editor of Punch, from 1906 to 1932.-Biography:...
- Poet, Journalist and editor of PunchPunch (magazine)Punch, or the London Charivari was a British weekly magazine of humour and satire established in 1841 by Henry Mayhew and engraver Ebenezer Landells. Historically, it was most influential in the 1840s and 50s, when it helped to coin the term "cartoon" in its modern sense as a humorous illustration... - Thomas Llewellyn ThomasThomas Llewellyn ThomasThomas Llewellyn Thomas was a Welsh Anglican clergyman and scholar of the Welsh language. He wrote poems in English, Latin and Welsh and worked on a Basque translation of the Old Testament...
- Scholar of the Welsh Language - George UtleyGeorge UtleyGeorge Utley was an English footballer who played for Barnsley, Sheffield United and England. He was strong and powerful half back who could shoot at goal when required....
- England International and twice FA Cup Winner was assistant cricket coach from 1911 until 1931
Notable Old Council Members
- Spencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSpencer Cavendish, 8th Duke of DevonshireSpencer Compton Cavendish, 8th Duke of Devonshire KG, GCVO, PC, PC , styled Lord Cavendish of Keighley between 1834 and 1858 and Marquess of Hartington between 1858 and 1891, was a British statesman...
- Leader of the Liberal Party and later the Leader of the Conservative Party in the House of Lords amongst an illustrious political career. - Walter CleggWalter CleggSir Walter Clegg was a British Conservative politician.Clegg was educated at Bury Grammar School, Arnold School, Blackpool, and Manchester University Law School. He worked as a solicitor. In 1955 he was elected as a Lancashire County Councillor, serving until 1961.Clegg contested Ince in 1959 and...
- Conservative MP - Wilbraham Egerton, 1st Earl Egerton - Landowner and MP
- Robert Ladds - Bishop of Whitby
- William Temple - Archbishop of Canterbury
- Edward Henry Stanley - 15th Earl of Derby and Foreign Secretary (Son of Edward Smith-Stanley, 14th Earl of Derby and Prime Minister.)
- Frederick Arthur Stanley - 16th Earl of Derby, notable for donating the Stanley CupStanley CupThe Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
- John Woolley - First Principal of the University of SydneyUniversity of SydneyThe University of Sydney is a public university located in Sydney, New South Wales. The main campus spreads across the suburbs of Camperdown and Darlington on the southwestern outskirts of the Sydney CBD. Founded in 1850, it is the oldest university in Australia and Oceania...
- Every Earl of DerbyEarl of DerbyEarl of Derby is a title in the Peerage of England. The title was first adopted by Robert de Ferrers, 1st Earl of Derby under a creation of 1139. It continued with the Ferrers family until the 6th Earl forfeited his property toward the end of the reign of Henry III and died in 1279...
since the 15th Earl of Derby has been President of the Corporation of Rossall SchoolRossall SchoolRossall School is a British, co-educational, independent school, between Cleveleys and Fleetwood, Lancashire. Rossall was founded in 1844 by St. Vincent Beechey as a sister school to Marlborough College which had been founded the previous year...