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| name = Thomas Homer | | name = Thomas Homer | ||
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| education = | | education = Reading School; Magdalene Hall, Oxford; Trinity College, Cambridge | ||
| roles = Headmaster | | roles = Headmaster | ||
| years_at_BGS = 1825-1850 | | years_at_BGS = 1825-1850 | ||
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'''Thomas Homer''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 6 July 1825. | '''Thomas Homer''' was appointed as headmaster of [[Boston Grammar School]] on 6 July 1825 and remained until 1850. | ||
==Early Life== | |||
He was the son of Thomas Homer, gentleman of [[Wikipedia:Coventry|Coventry]] and was educated at [[Wikipedia:Reading School|Reading School]]. He went up to [[Wikipedia:Magdalen College, Oxford|Magdalene Hall, Oxford]] in 1812, moving to [[Wikipedia:Trinity College, Cambridge|Trinity College, Cambridge]] in 1815 and was ordained priest in 1819. | |||
==Before BGS== | |||
He spent six years as senior assistant master at [[Wikipedia:Cheam School|Cheam School]] then he was second master at [[Wikipedia:Sheffield Free Grammar School|Sheffield Grammar School]], before coming to Boston. | |||
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
Revision as of 17:45, 7 February 2021
| Dr Thomas Homer DD | |
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| Education | Reading School; Magdalene Hall, Oxford; Trinity College, Cambridge |
| Roles | Headmaster |
| Years at BGS | 1825-1850 |
| Subjects | Latin; Greek; Hebrew |
| Predecessor | John Banks |
| Successor | George Edwin Pattenden |
| Parents | Thomas Homer |
Thomas Homer was appointed as headmaster of Boston Grammar School on 6 July 1825 and remained until 1850.
Early Life
He was the son of Thomas Homer, gentleman of Coventry and was educated at Reading School. He went up to Magdalene Hall, Oxford in 1812, moving to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1815 and was ordained priest in 1819.
Before BGS
He spent six years as senior assistant master at Cheam School then he was second master at Sheffield Grammar School, before coming to Boston.