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Rich, William Gordon, 1829-1912
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1829-1912
History
RICH, WILLIAM GORDON, brother of John Rich (qv); b. 28 Feb 1829; adm. 8 Jun 1841 (Benthall's); QS (Capt. ) 1843; Capt. of the School 1846; rowed v. Eton 29 Jul 1845, 30 Jul 1846; elected head to Christ Church, Oxford, matr. 27 May 1847, Westminster Student 1847-55; won University pairs with Arthur Milman (qv) 1847; rowed in Christ Church eight which was Head of the River 1847-9 and in Oxford eight which won the Grand Challenge Cup at Henley 1848, 1850, 1851; rowed stroke for Oxford in the two races against Cambridge 1851; President, Oxford University Boat Club 1849-51; BA 1851; a sheep farmer in New Zealand; m. 21 Feb 1856 Maria Stuart, dau. of Joseph Maitland; d. at Christchurch, New Zealand 6 Jul 1912.
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International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition
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Prepared for import into AtoM by Westminster School Archive staff, 2019-2020
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Users should note that the information recorded here that is not to be found in the first two volumes of the Record of Old Westminsters and its first Supplement has been assembled from various published and manuscript sources by Hugh Edmund Pagan MA FSA, and all new resulting text is his copyright, © 2014.
The Record of Old Westminsters: A biographical list of all those who are known to have been educated at Westminster School from the earliest times to 1927, Volumes 1 & 2, compiled by G. F. Russell Barker and Alan H. Stenning, London, 1928.