T. F. C. Huddleston

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Tristram Frederick Croft Huddleston (23 January 1848 - 26 February 1936) was a British classicist at King's College, Cambridge. [1] [2] [3]

Huddleston was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge. [4] As a student he received the Powis Medal and the Browne medal. He was Classical Lecturer, 1871-5 and Bursar, 1872-80.

He married in 1879 Bessie, daughter of Rev. J. Chataway, Rector of Rotherwick, Hants. As was customary at Cambridge at the time, he had to resign his fellowship as a result. Their son was Sir Arthur Huddleston.

He was Censor of Fitzwilliam House from 1890-1907.

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References

  1. "T.F.C. Huddleston (HDLN867TF)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
  2. The Times, Thursday, Feb 27, 1936; pg. 14; Issue 47309; col C Mr. T. F. C. Huddleston A Link With Old Eton And King's Category: Obituaries
  3. ‘HUDDLESTON, Tristram Frederick Croft’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2007; online edn, Oxford University Press, Dec 2007 accessed 28 Dec 2013
  4. "Huddleston, Tristram Frederick Croft, (23 Jan. 1848–26 Feb. 1936), late Fellow King's College, Cambridge; Censor of non-collegiate students, Cambridge, 1890–1907". WHO'S WHO & WHO WAS WHO. 2007. doi:10.1093/ww/9780199540884.013.u211580 . Retrieved 2021-04-01.