Herbert Kynaston

KYNASTON, Herbert. b. Warwick, 23 November 1809; d. London, 26 October 1878. He was educated at Westminster School and Christ Church, Oxford, where he had a distinguished career, graduating in 1831with first class honours in Literae Humaniores (Greek and Latin, Ancient History and Philosophy). He became a tutor at Christ Church (1836), and took Holy Orders (deacon and priest 1834), serving as curate at Culham, near Oxford. In 1838, at the age of 28, he was appointed High Master (Head) of St Paul’s School, London, a post that he held for 38 years, retiring in 1876. An alumnus of St Paul’s presented him with the London living of St Nicholas-Cole-Abbey with St Nicholas-Olive in 1850, which he...