William Glennie
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William Glennie (1761 – 7 January 1828) was a teacher to Lord Byron and father to a number of Australian pioneers.
William Glennie | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1761 |
| Died | 7 January 1828 (aged 66–67) |
| Relatives | John Glennie (grandson) |
Early life
He was born, probably in March or April 1761 in Drumoak, Aberdeenshire, the son of John Glennie and Jean Mitchell. He was baptised at Dalmaik Kirk (Drumoak-Durris' Church) on the 7th of April 1761. He married Mary Gardiner on the 26th of June 1794 at St. Mary Magdalene Church in Richmond, Surrey.[1] He and Gardiner had a large family of twelve, four of whom became Australian Pioneers (James, Henry, Alfred and Benjamin).[2] He died in 1828 in Sandgate, Kent.
Career
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He was the teacher to Byron from August 1799 to April 1801,[3] at his 'academy' in Dulwich Grove. The academy had originally been a Tavern called The Green Man, and had been converted by 1815.[4] He was also a friend of the poet Thomas Campbell.[5]
