JAMES, HENRY ROSHER, eldest son of George Coulson James, Penzance, Cornwall, and Susannah Elizabeth, dau. of Henry Rosher, Bedford Square, London; b. 8 Nov 1862; adm. 15 Jun 1876 (H), exhibitioner; QS 1877; Mure Scholar 1879; Capt. of the School 1880; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford 1881, matr. 14 Oct 1881; 1st cl. Classical Mods 1883, 1st cl. Lit. Hum. 1885; BA 1885; MA 1888; entered Indian Educational Service 1890; Prof. of Moral Philosophy, Patna Coll., 9 Feb 1890; Prof. of Literature, Presidency Coll., Calcutta Jan 1900 – Jul 1901; Fellow, Calcutta Univ., 1905-16; Principal of Patna Coll. Nov 1905-7, of Presidency Coll., Calcutta Oct 1907-16; officiating Director of Public Instruction, Bombay Mar – Dec 1909; translator of Boethius, Consolation of Philosophy, 1897; author of other works; m. 1 Jan 1890 Mary Edith, eldest dau. of Joseph Hindle AMICE, Lima, Peru; d. 2 Jun 1931.
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