List of members of the London School Board

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This is a list of members of the London School Board. The board existed from 1870 to 1904 when the London County Council replaced it as the local education authority for the County of London.

The London School Board was created by the Elementary Education Act 1870 (33 & 34 Vict. c. 75). The act provided that the "Metropolis" (that is the area of the Metropolitan Board of Works) should be divided into ten named divisions for the elections of members to the board. The exact boundaries and numbers of members for each division were fixed by order of Education Department and approved by the Privy Council on 7 October 1870 as follows:[1]

Division Contents Number of members
City Four
Chelsea Four
Finsbury Six
Greenwich Four
Hackney Five
Lambeth Five
Marylebone Seven
Southwark Four
Tower Hamlets Five
Westminster Five

Members 1870–1876

Division Members 1870–1873[3] Members 1873–1876[4]
City of London (4 seats) Rev. William Rogers
Resigned
John Bennett
Co-opted 21 February 1872
[5] Knighted 14 March 1872[6][7]
Francis Peek
Samuel Morley MP Samuel Morley MP
Alderman William James Richmond Cotton Alderman William James Richmond Cotton
MP from 1874, Lord Mayor of London 1874–1875
William Sutton Gover Rev. Canon Robert Gregory
Chelsea (4 seats) Rev. Canon John Gabriel Cromwell Rev. Canon John Gabriel Cromwell
Lord Lawrence Rev. Charles Darby Reade
George Middleton Kiell Professor John Hall Gladstone
Robert Freeman Robert Freeman
Finsbury (6 seats) Edward James Tabrum Edward James Tabrum
Died 17 July 1875.

Rev. Mark Wilks
Elected 29 November 1875.
[8]
William McCullagh Torrens MP
Resigned
Hugh Owen
Elected 3 April 1872.
[9]
Charles Henry Lovell
Rev. John Rodgers Rev. John Rodgers
Thomas Chatfeild Clarke Thomas Chatfeild Clarke
Benjamin Lucraft Benjamin Lucraft
Sir Francis Lycett Rev. Robert Maguire
Greenwich (4 seats) Emily Davies[10] Hon. and Rev. Augustus Legge
John Macgregor John Macgregor
Rev. Canon Dr. John Cale Miller
[11]
Resigned
Henry Gover
Elected 27 May 1872.
[12]
Henry Gover
Rev. Benjamin Waugh Rev. Benjamin Waugh
Hackney (5 seats) Charles Reed MP Charles Reed MP
William Green Rev. Thomas Bowman Stephenson
Thomas Bywater Smithies Richard Foster
John Hiscutt Crossman Rev. Joseph Green Pilkington
Rev. James Allanson Picton Rev. James Allanson Picton
Lambeth (5 seats) James Stiff James Stiff
John Edward Tressider Thomas Edmund Heller
Sir Thomas Tilson Rev. George Mollett Murphy
Alexander McArthur Rev. Evan Daniel
Charles Few William Frederick Morgan
Marylebone (7 seats) Elizabeth Garrett Mrs Alice Cowell
Prof Thomas Henry Huxley
Resigned
Rev. J Llewelyn Davies
Elected 30 March 1872.
[13]
Arthur Mills
Rev. Prebendary Thorold Rev. Prebendary William Josiah Irons
Rev. Dr. Joseph Angus Rev. Llewelyn David Bevan
Edward John Hutchins Jane Agnes Chessar
William Hepworth Dixon John Harris Heal
Died 19 February 1876.
[14]
James Watson James Watson
Southwark (4 seats) Rev. John Mee Rev. Robert Marshall Martin
Alfred Lafone Alfred Lafone
James Wallace James Wallace
John Brouncker Ingle Rev. John Sinclair
Tower Hamlets (5 seats) Edmund Hay Currie Edmund Hay Currie
Knighted 1876.
[15]
William Pearce[a] Rev. Joseph Bardsley
Thomas Scrutton Thomas Scrutton
Edward North Buxton Edward North Buxton
Arthur Langdale Arthur Langdale
Westminster (5 seats) William Henry Smith MP William Henry Smith MP
Resigned 21 November 1874
[18]
George Taverner Miller
Elected 29 November 1875.
[8]
Viscount Sandon MP
Resigned 21 February 1872
[5]
Viscount Mahon MP
Elected 19 April 1872.
[19]
George Potter
Rev. Dr. Alfred Barry Rev. Dr. Alfred Barry
Rev. Dr. James Harrison Rigg Rev. Dr. James Harrison Rigg
Charles Edward Mudie Lord Napier and Ettrick

Members 1876–1885

Under the terms of section 44 of the Elementary Education Act 1876 (39 & 40 Vict. c. 70) casual vacancies occurring in the membership of school boards due to death or resignation were no longer filled by-elections but by co-option.[20]

Division Members 1876–1879[21] Members 1879–1882[22] Members 1882–1885[23]
City of London (4 seats) Sir John Bennett Rosamond Davenport Hill Rosamond Davenport Hill
Francis Peek Henry Spicer Henry Spicer
Alderman William James Richmond Cotton MP William Henry Bonnewell Sir Reginald Hanson
William Sutton Gover William Sutton Gover Henry Charles Richards
Chelsea (4 seats: increased to 5 in 1882) Joseph Firth Bottomley Firth Julia Augusta Webster William Bousfield
Rev. Charles Darby Reade Capt. Henry Berkeley Rev. Richard Denny Urlin
Professor John Hall Gladstone Professor John Hall Gladstone Professor John Hall Gladstone
Robert Freeman Robert Freeman Robert Freeman
George Mitchell
Finsbury (6 seats) Rev. Mark Wilks Rev. Mark Wilks Rev. Mark Wilks
Charles Henry Lovell Thomas Lee Roberts Thomas Lee Roberts
Rev. John Rodgers Rev. John Rodgers
Died.

Sir Ughtred James Kay-Shuttleworth, Bt.
Co-opted 16 December 1880.
[24]
William Roston Bourke
Elizabeth Surr Elizabeth Surr Rev. William Thomas Thornhill Webber
Benjamin Lucraft Benjamin Lucraft Benjamin Lucraft
Lord Francis Hervey MP Rev. Samuel Wainwright Rev. Dr. Samuel Wainwright
Greenwich (4 seats) Canon Charles Forbes Septimus Money Rev. Thomas Daniel Cox Morse Rev. Thomas Daniel Cox Morse
Guildford Barker Richardson Guildford Barker Richardson Edwin Hughes
Henry Gover Henry Gover Henry Gover
James Ebenezer Saunders James Ebenezer Saunders James Ebenezer Saunders
Hackney (5 seats) Charles Reed MP Charles Reed MP
Died 25 March 1881
Benjamin Smyth Olding
Co-opted 12 May 1881.
[25]
Benjamin Smyth Olding
John Jones Rev. Henry Daniel Pearson Rev. Henry Daniel Pearson
Richard Foster Edward Jones Thomas J Bevan junior
Florence Fenwick Miller Florence Fenwick Miller Florence Fenwick Miller
Rev. James Allanson Picton John James Jones John Lobb
Lambeth (6 seats: increased to 8 in 1882) James Stiff James Stiff Rev. Charles E Brooke
Rev. Frederick Tugwell Henrietta Müller[26] Henrietta Müller
Rev. George Mollett Murphy Rev. George Mollett Murphy Rev. George Mollett Murphy
Rev. Evan Daniel Charles Richard White Charles Richard White
Stanley Kemp-Welch Alexander Coghill Wylie
Disqualified.
[27]
Stanley Kemp-Welch
Co-opted 21 October 1880.
[28]
Hon. Conrad Adderly Dillon
Thomas Edmund Heller Thomas Edmund Heller Thomas Edmund Heller
Edward Barnaby Gudgeon
George Crispe Whiteley
Marylebone (7 seats) James Watson James Watson
Died 1 September 1880.
[27][29]
Dr Benjamin Ward Richardson
Co-opted 21 October 1880.
[28]
George Barclay Bruce
Arthur Mills Arthur Mills Arthur Mills
Thomas Collins Rev. Joseph Robert Diggle Rev. Joseph Robert Diggle
Rev. Dr. Joseph Angus Rev. Dr. Joseph Angus Rev. William Barker
Rev. John James Coxhead Rev. John James Coxhead Edward Bond
Resigned
Giles Theodore Pilcher
Co-opted 24 April 1884.
[30]
Edward Lyulph Stanley Edward Lyulph Stanley Edward Lyulph Stanley
Alice Westlake Alice Westlake Alice Westlake
Southwark (4 seats) Henry George Heald Edward Corry Rev. Charles d'Aguilar Lawrence
Helen Taylor Helen Taylor Helen Taylor
Rev. Robert Maguire Alexander Hawkins Alexander Hawkins
Rev. John Sinclair Mary E Richardson Mary E Richardson
Tower Hamlets (5 seats) William Pearce[a] William Pearce[a] William Pearce[a]
Rev. Joseph Bardsley Spencer Calmeyer Charrington Sir Edmund Hay Currie
Thomas Scrutton Thomas Scrutton
Resigned after proceedings for fraud were brought against him by the Board.
Edward Bond
Co-opted 15 June 1882.
[31]
Frances Hastings
Edward North Buxton Edward North Buxton Edward North Buxton
Rev. Angelo Lucas Lt.Col Lenox Prendergast Lt.Col Lenox Prendergast
Westminster (5 seats) Sydney Buxton Sydney Buxton Sir Arthur Hobhouse
Resigned 31 January 1884.
[32]
Hugh Edward Hoare
Co-opted 6 March 1884.
[33]
George Potter George Potter Edward Bibbins Aveling
Resigned.

Sir Richard Temple, Bt.
Co-opted 6 November 1884.[34]
Lt.Col. Dawson Cornelius Greene Rev. Brymer Belcher Rev. Brymer Belcher
Henry Danby Seymour
Died 4 August 1877
George Charles Brodrick
Co-opted 24 October 1877.
[35]
James Ross James Ross
Charles Donaldson-Hudson Edith Jemima Simcox James Samuel Burroughes

Divisions 1885–1904

For the elections of 1885 the existing Lambeth Division was divided into two:

The numbers of elected members increased to fifty-five.[36]

Members 1885–1897

Members 1897–1904

References

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