Charles Abdy Marcon (22 September 1853 – 7 February 1953) was an

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man, Master of Marcon's Hall, a private hall of

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, from 1891 to 1918, then from 1918

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of Kennington in south London.

Early life

Marcon was the third son of the Rev. Walter Marcon, Rector of Edgefield,

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, a

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er who in his youth had played for

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and

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. Born at Edgefield, he was educated at Gresham's School, Holt, and

Charsley's Hall Charsley's Hall was a private hall of the University of Oxford. After 1891 it was renamed as Marcon's Hall. The hall was established in 1862 by William Henry Charsley, formerly of Christ Church, under the university statute ''De Aulis Priva ...

, matriculating on 14 January 1874 at the age of twenty and graduating BA in 1878, MA in 1882.'MARCON, Charles Abdy', in '' Crockford's Clerical Directory'' (1930)'Marcon, Rev. Charles Abdy, M.A.' in '' Who's Who'', vol. 60 (1908)

Career

Marcon was ordained a

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of the

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in 1886 and served as curate of

South Hinksey South Hinksey is a village and civil parish just over south of the centre of Oxford. The parish includes the residential area of Hinksey Hill about south of the village. The parish was part of Berkshire until the 1974 boundary changes trans ...

, Berkshire, from 1886 until 1899. In 1891 he took over as Master of Charsley's Hall, Oxford from

William Henry Charsley William Henry Charsley (1820 – 2 November 1900) was an English academic, Master of Charsley's Hall, Oxford from 1862 to 1891. Born at Beaconsfield in 1820, Charsley matriculated at Christ Church, Oxford, but left after being blinded in an acc ...

, reopening it as Marcon's Hall in 1892. He remained as Master until 1918.''Oxford University Gazette'', vol. 21 (1891
p. 559
/ref> In 1892 Marcon was admitted as a senior member of St Mary Hall and was ordained a

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in 1895. In 1903 he was elected to Oriel and in 1909 was appointed as chaplain of H. M. Prison Oxford. On giving up Marcon's Hall in 1918 he took up a Church of England benefice as

of Kennington.

Private life

On 18 September 1884, at St Philip's Church,

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, Marcon married Sophia Wyndham Winter, the elder daughter of J. J. Winter JP of Heigham House, Norwich, and they had one son, Charles Sholto Wyndham Marcon (1890–1959), and two daughters, including Constance Margaret Marcon.Announcement under HEADING 'GOLDEN WEDDING' in 'Marriages' column of ''

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'', issue 46862 dated 18 September 1934, p. 1, col. A Their son, known as Sholto Marcon, was an international

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player who won an

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Gold medal representing

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at the 1920 Summer Olympics. In '' Who's Who'' Marcon gave his recreations as

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, hockey,

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, and

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. On 18 September 1934, Mr and Mrs Charles Abdy Marcon celebrated their golden wedding anniversary. They were then living at 256,

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, Oxford. In 1947 Marcon attended a luncheon in Oxford to inaugurate the Friends of Pusey House and was welcomed by the Principal of Pusey House as one who had known Dr Edward Pusey (1800–1882).''"Friends of Pusey House" Inauguration at Oxford'', in ''The Times'' issue 50776 dated 2 June 1947, p. 8, col. D

Selected publications

*''Oxford Questions in Arithmetic and Algebra'' (ed.)

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcon, Charles Abdy 1853 births 1953 deaths People from South Hinksey 20th-century English Anglican priests People educated at Gresham's School People from North Norfolk (district) Alumni of Charsley's Hall, Oxford Masters of private halls of the University of Oxford