Thomas Worsley
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Thomas Worsley (15 July 1797 – 16 February 1885) was an English academic and priest. He was the third Master of Downing College, Cambridge from 1836 until 1885.[1]
Early life
Worsley was born in Stonegrave, Yorkshire, the fifth of eight sons of Rev. George Worsley and Anne Cayley (daughter of
Life at Downing College
He became a Fellow of
Family
In 1842, he married Katharine Rawson of Wasdale Hall, Wasdale, Cumberland. They had no children.[3] His widow post-deceased him on 6 March 1885.[1] Thomas Worsley's brother, William, was the first Baronet of Hovingham Hall. William's great-great-granddaughter Katharine, Duchess of Kent, is the Patron of Downing College.[4] Thomas's great-nephew Frank Worsley was a celebrated explorer. Sir George Cayley, aviator and engineer, was his uncle on his mother's side, and Arthur Cayley, mathematician, was a cousin of his mother.
Notes
- ^ a b c "Worsley, Thomas (WRSY815T)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ List of Masters of Cambridge Colleges, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lists_of_Masters_of_Cambridge_University_colleges
- ^ Worsley biography, http://www.thepeerage.com/p61398.htm
- ^ Downing College timeline, http://www.dow.cam.ac.uk/about/downing-college-history/downing-college-timeline