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Paul Cairn Vellacott (24 May 1891 – 15 November 1954) served as Headmaster of Harrow School and Master of Peterhouse, Cambridge. The son of William Edward Vellacott (a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants who lived at
Budleigh Salterton Budleigh Salterton is a seaside town on the coast in East Devon, England, south-east of Exeter. It lies within the East Devon Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, and forms much of the electoral ward of Budleigh, whose ward population at t ...
,
Devon Devon ( , historically known as Devonshire , ) is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan county in South West England. The most populous settlement in Devon is the city of Plymouth, followed by Devon's county town, the city of Exeter. Devo ...
), he was educated at Marlborough College and Peterhouse, Cambridge, where he studied the Historical Tripos. He served as Headmaster of Harrow School from 1934 to 1939 and Master of Peterhouse from 1939 to 1954. Vellacott was awarded the
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and made a
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. On 20 June 1929 he married Hilda Francesca Lubbock, daughter of Sir Nevile Lubbock (1839–1914) and Constance Ann Herschel (daughter of astronomer John Herschel and granddaughter of astronomer
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).


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{{DEFAULTSORT:Vellacot, Paul Cairn 1891 births 1954 deaths Schoolteachers from Devon Alumni of Peterhouse, Cambridge Fellows of Peterhouse, Cambridge Head Masters of Harrow School Commanders of the Order of the British Empire Companions of the Distinguished Service Order Masters of Peterhouse, Cambridge