The following is a list of notable Old Bridgnorthians, former pupils of Bridgnorth Grammar School (now Bridgnorth Endowed School) in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.
Army
- General Sir Charles Warren, GCMG, KCB, FRS (1840–1927), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and General in the Second Boer War.
Church
- William Bree, Archdeacon of Coventry (1887–1908)[1]
- Rev. Robert William Eyton (1815–1881), Rector of Ryton and author of The Antiquities of Shropshire (1853–60).
- Bishop James Fraser (1818–1885), reforming Bishop of Manchester.[2]
- Rev. Osborne Gordon (1813–83), Rector of Easthampstead and influential Oxford don.
- Bishop Thomas Percy (1729–1811), Bishop of Dromore and author of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765).[3]
- Bishop Francis Henry Thicknesse (1829–1921), inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Leicester.[4]
Medicine
- Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808), physician and scientific writer.
- William Macmichael (1783–1839), physician to Kings George IV and William IV and author of The Gold-Headed Cane (1827)
Politics
- Sir John Josiah Guest, 1st Baronet, MP (1785–1852), engineer, entrepreneur, and Member of Parliament.
- Ralph Lingen, 1st Baron Lingen (1819–1905), influential civil servant.[5]
- John Lloyd (1833–1915), Welsh-born London County Councillor[6]
- Henry John Roby, MP (1830–1915), classical scholar, writer on Roman law, and Member of Parliament.
Science
- Professor Peter Bullock (1937–2008), Nobel Peace Prize winning scientist who was keen for soil to be used as a sustainable resource.[7]
Sport
- Cyril Washbrook, CBE (1914–1999), cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.
Stage and screen
- Sir Cedric Hardwicke, KBE (1893–1964), Hollywood character actor.
- Ross Antony (1974–), British television personality in Germany.[8]
References
- ↑ ‘BREE, Ven. William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012 ; online edn, November 2012 accessed 20 January 2017
- ↑ Hamilton, J. A. (1889). . In Stephen, Leslie (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 20. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ↑ "Percy, Thomas (PRCY769T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ↑ “Who was Who” 1897-1990 London, A & C Black, 1991 ISBN 0-7136-3457-X
- ↑ Lucas, Charles P. (1912). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography (2nd supplement). London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ↑ Jenkins, Robert Thomas. "LLOYD, JOHN (1833-1915)". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 23 March 2012.
- ↑ "Obituary: Peter Bullock". 30 June 2008.
- ↑ "How Ross Antony became Germany's biggest showbiz star". The Telegraph. London. 26 November 2010. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
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