William Lucas Sargant
William Lucas Sargant (1809–1889) was an English educational reformer and political economist.
Life
Sargant was born 2 Oct 1809 at
Sargant married first at Edgbaston, Warwickshire, England on 11 Nov 1835, Maria Redfern, by whom he fathered: 1. Maria (m 1862 Arent de Peyster Chance), 2. William, 3. Emily Martha, and 4. Laura) and second at St. Andrew's, Clifton, Gloucestershire, England on 14 Apr 1855, Theodosia Nash (1826 – 1914), by whom he fathered: 5. Francis Lucas (1856 – 1937), 6. George Herbert (1859 – 1947), 7.Elizabeth Maud (1861 – 1944), 8. Arthur Edgar (1864 – 1934), and 9. Mary Theodosia (1867 – 1903).
Sargant took part in local affairs in Birmingham, becoming a J.P. in 1849, serving on the town council, and as a reorganising governor of King Edward's School, Birmingham. In 1857 he associated himself with an educational prize scheme for aiding promising scholars at elementary schools; and in 1870 he helped to promote the National Association League, of which he became chairman. As a churchman he advocated religious teaching in elementary schools, and found himself strongly opposed by a minority of the members of the League; but he held his own in a long struggle.[1]
In 1879 Sargant retired from business, and he died at Birmingham on 2 November 1889.[1]
Works
Sargant's main publications were:[1]
- The Science of Social Opulence, 1856.
- Economy of the Labouring Classes, 1857.
- Social Innovators and their Schemes, 1858.
- Robert Owen, and his Social Philosophy, 1860.[3]
- Recent Political Economy, 1867.
- Apology for Sinking Funds, 1868.
- Essays by a Birmingham Manufacturer, 4 vols. 1869–72.
- Taxation: Past, Present, and Future, 1874.
- Inductive Political Economy, vol. i. 1887.
He also contributed to the proceedings of the
Notes
- ^ a b c d e Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). . Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ "Sargant, William Lucas (SRGT832WL)". A Cambridge Alumni Database. University of Cambridge.
- ^ "Review of Robert Owen, and his Social Philosophy by William Lucas Sargant". The Athenaeum (1697): 612–613. 5 May 1860.
Attribution
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Lee, Sidney, ed. (1897). "Sargant, William Lucas". Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 50. London: Smith, Elder & Co.