Edward Montagu Butler (3 December 1866 – 11 February 1948) was an English

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er and schoolmaster.

Life

Butler was born in Harrow-on-the-Hill, Middlesex. He was educated at

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

(of which his father was then headmaster) and at

Trinity College, Cambridge Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Founded in 1546 by Henry VIII, King Henry VIII, Trinity is one of the largest Cambridge colleges, with the largest financial endowment of any college at either Cambridge ...

(of which his father became Master in 1886), matriculating in 1885, gaining an exhibition, graduating B.A. 1891 ( M.A. 1900). He played two matches for

Middlesex Middlesex (; abbreviation: Middx) is a Historic counties of England, historic county in South East England, southeast England. Its area is almost entirely within the wider urbanised area of London and mostly within the Ceremonial counties of ...

in 1885, and earned

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cricket

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in 1888 and 1889. He also represented Cambridge in singles and doubles racquets, and singles tennis, and in the Amateur Championships in racquets he was singles champion in 1889, and doubles champion with

Manley Kemp Manley Colchester Kemp (7 September 1861 – 30 June 1951) was an English schoolmaster and sportsman, known particularly for a first-class cricket career that extended from 1880 to 1895. Life He was born at Forest Hill, London, one of the four ...

in 1892. Butler was an assistant master at Harrow from 1891 to 1919. He died in

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, Sussex, aged 81.

Family

Butler was born to a prominent family of academics and athletes, the son of Henry Montagu Butler who, along with his own father,

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, was headmaster of

Harrow School (The Faithful Dispensation of the Gifts of God) , established = (Royal Charter) , closed = , type = Public schoolIndependent schoolBoarding school , religion = Church of E ...

. His mother, Georgina Isabella Elliot, was the granddaughter of diplomat

Hugh Elliot Hugh Elliot (6 April 1752 – 1 December 1830) was a British diplomat and then a colonial governor. Education and early career Hugh Elliot was born on 6April 1752, the second son of Sir Gilbert Elliot, 3rd Baronet, of Minto, Sir Gilbert El ...

. His younger brother Arthur Hugh Montagu Butler (1873–1943) was House of Lords Librarian. His father remarried

Agnata Frances Ramsay Agnata Frances Butler (née Ramsay; 1867–1931) was a British classical scholar. She was among the first generation of women to take the Classical Tripos examinations at the University of Cambridge, and was the only person to be placed in the ...

(1867–1931) in 1888, who was mother to his younger half-brothers, Sir

James Ramsay Montagu Butler Sir James Ramsay Montagu Butler, (20 July 1889 – 1 March 1975) was a British politician and academic. He was a member of parliament for Cambridge University from 1922 to 1923. He was Regius Professor of Modern History (Cambridge), Regius Prof ...

(1889–1975) and Sir

Nevile Butler Sir Nevile Montagu Butler (1893–1973) was a British diplomat. Butler was born in 1893 to Henry Montagu Butler and Agnata Frances Ramsay. He was educated at Harrow School and Trinity College, Cambridge. In 1923 he married Oonah Rose McNeile. A ...

. He was the father of Olympic champion sprinter Guy Montagu Butler.

References

English cricketers Middlesex cricketers Cambridge University cricketers 1866 births 1948 deaths Cambridgeshire cricketers People educated at Harrow School Alumni of Trinity College, Cambridge

Edward Edward is an English given name. It is derived from the Anglo-Saxon name ''Ēadweard'', composed of the elements '' ēad'' "wealth, fortune; prosperous" and '' weard'' "guardian, protector”. History The name Edward was very popular in Anglo-Sa ...

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