Henry Highton
Henry Highton (1816–1874) was an English schoolmaster and clergyman, Principal of Cheltenham College, known also as a scientific and theological writer. Life He was born at Leicester, the eldest son of Henry Highton. He spent five years at Rugby School, under Thomas Arnold, and matriculated at The Queen's College, Oxford, 13 March 1834. After leaving school, he continued on close terms with Arnold. Highton proceeded B.A. in 1837 (M.A. in 1840), obtaining a first-class in classics, and was Michel fellow of his college in 1840–1. At this period he was tutor to Henry John Stephen Smith, and curate of St Ebbe's Church, Oxford. He was assistant-master at Rugby School from 1841 to 1859, and principal of Cheltenham College from the latter date till 1862. On 23 December 1874 he died at The Cedars, Putney, where he had resided for several years. He married a daughter of James Paxton. Works A letter (5 April 1837) from Arnold to him on the religious duty of cultivating the intelle ...
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Cheltenham College
("Work Conquers All") , established = , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent School Day and Boarding School , religion = Church of England , president = , head_label = Head , head = Nicola Huggett , r_head_label = , r_head = , chair_label = President of the Council , chair = W. J. Straker-Nesbit , founder = G. S. Harcourt, J. S. Iredell , specialist = , address = Bath Road , city = Cheltenham , county = Gloucestershire , country = England , postcode = GL53 7LD , local_authority = Gloucestershire , urn = 115795 , ofsted = http://www.cheltenhamcollege.org/Websites/cheltenham/Images/senior/About%20Us/Ofsted%20Report%20College%20April%202011%20.pdf Reports] , staff = 88 , enrolment = 720 , gender = Co-educational , lower_age = 13 , upper_age = 18 , houses = 11 , colours = , publication = , free_label_1 ...
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