__NOTOC__ William Henry Savigny (17 February 1864 – 6 August 1922) was an Australian

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er and academic.

Biography

Savigny was born in Sydney, the elder son of Rev.

William Henry Savigny Rev. William Henry Savigny MA (May 1825 – 5 August 1889) was an Australian academic, born in England. His elder son, also named William Savigny, William Henry Savigny (17 February 1864 – 6 August 1922) was a longtime master at Sydney Grammar Sc ...

, from 1872 headmaster of

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, and educated at his father's school. He won a scholarship to Corpus Christi College, Oxford University, where he earned his BA degree in Law and a

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for rowing. While at Oxford he played two two-day matches for

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in 1885 while also playing club cricket at

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. He played four first-class matches for

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between 1888 and 1896. He returned to Launceston, where he practised law with his brother-in-law

John Singleton Clemons John Singleton Clemons (24 March 1862 – 10 November 1944) was an Australian lawyer and politician. He served as a Senator for Tasmania from 1901 to 1914, representing the Free Trade Party until 1909 and then the Liberal Party. He served as an ...

, then when Clemons entered politics (he became one of Tasmania's first Senators) he took a position with

Sydney Grammar School (Praise be to God) , established = , type = Independent, day school , gender = Boys , religious_affiliation = None , slogan = , headmaster = R. B. Malpass , founder = Laurence Hynes Halloran , chairman = ...

and for 26 years taught English and Classics and coached athletics and the college rowing teams. Savigny died after suffering a stroke while riding his bicycle in the Sydney suburb of

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. In 1923 a memorial in the form of a brass plaque was unveiled at Sydney Grammar School in his memory.

Family

Savigny married Mary Eveline Smith ( – 22 July 1938) in Sheffield, England, on 18 March 1890 and had two daughters: *Katherine Savigny (15 February 1891 – ) *Ellen Maude Savigny (25 March 1895 – ) His brother

John Savigny John Horatio Savigny (25 August 1867 – 11 February 1923) was an Australian cricketer. He played thirteen first-class matches for Tasmania between 1888 and 1911. Savigny's father William Henry Savigny was headmaster of the Launceston Chu ...

was a noted cricketer.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Savigny, William 1864 births 1922 deaths Australian cricketers Tasmania cricketers Cricketers from Sydney Australian educators Australian rowing coaches Australian athletics coaches Colony of New South Wales people