Cecil Grant | |
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Founding Headmaster of St George's School, Harpenden | |
In office 1 September 1907 –1 August 1936 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Dr. A. H. Watts [1] |
Headmaster of Keswick School [2] | |
In office 1 September 1898 –1 August 1907 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Unknown |
Personal details | |
Born | Cecil Grant 1870 |
Died | 1946 (76 Years) |
Cecil Grant was the founder of St George's School,Harpenden. [3] Originally,a headmaster at Keswick School in Cumbria,Grant moved to Harpenden to establish the school in 1907.
He died on 3 April 1946,and left a sum of £6,833.53 to form a trust for the school. [3]
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