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]
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 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:
- Lambeth, East (4 seats): the parishes of Camberwell and Newington, London, and corresponding to the parliamentary constituencies of Camberwell North, Camberwell Dulwich, Camberwell, Peckham, Newington, Walworth, Newington West.[36]
- Lambeth, West (6 seats): the parish of Lambeth and the Wandsworth District (Battersea, Clapham, Putney, Streatham, Tooting Graveney and Wandsworth.)[36]
The numbers of elected members increased to fifty-five.[36]
