William Frere
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Born | Roydon, South Norfolk, England | 28 November 1775
Died | 25 May 1836 Cambridgeshire, England | (aged 60)
Education | Felsted School, Essex, England |
Alma mater | Trinity College, Cambridge |
Occupation(s) | Lawyer and academic |
Spouse |
Mary Dillingham (m. 1810) |
Children | Philip Howard Frere Augusta Frederica Frere |
Parents |
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Relatives | John Hookham Frere (brother) John Fenn (uncle) |
William Frere (28 November 1775 – 25 May 1836), was an English lawyer and academic, a
Life
Frere was the fourth son of
He was called to the bar, and joined the Norfolk circuit in 1802. He was serjeant-at-law in 1809, and three years later was elected Master of Downing College, his appointment being unsuccessfully contested at law. In 1823 he edited the final fifth volume of Paston Letters begun by his uncle in 1787.
He was made recorder of
In 1826 he quit the bar. He died 25 May 1836.
Works
He edited, with additions,
Some Latin and Greek verse by Frere was published with William Herbert's Fasciculus Carminum stylo Lucretiano scriptorum, 1797.
Family
He married in 1810 Mary, daughter of Brampton Gurdon Dillingham. They had at least two children: Philip Howard Frere (1813–1868) and Augusta Frederica Frere (1824–1888).[3] During Frere's time, chiefly through his wife, Downing College was a social centre at Cambridge.
References
- ^ 'Advertisement containing notices of the life of John Fenn,' in J. Fenn, Original letters ... vol.5. (1823) p.ix.
- ^ "Frere, William (FRR793W)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Births, Marriages, and Deaths". The Belfast News-Letter. Vol. 151, no. 22772. 29 June 1888.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: "Frere, William". Dictionary of National Biography. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900.