List of Old Bridgnorthians explained

The following is a list of notable Old Bridgnorthians, former pupils of Bridgnorth Grammar School (now Bridgnorth Endowed School) in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, England.

Army

• General Sir Charles Warren, GCMG, KCB, FRS (1840–1927), Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police and General in the Second Boer War.

Church

• William Bree, Archdeacon of Coventry (1887–1908)^[1]
• Rev. Robert William Eyton (1815–1881), Rector of Ryton and author of The Antiquities of Shropshire (1853–60).
• Bishop James Fraser (1818–1885), reforming Bishop of Manchester.^[2]
• Rev. Osborne Gordon (1813–83), Rector of Easthampstead and influential Oxford don.
• Bishop Thomas Percy (1729–1811), Bishop of Dromore and author of Reliques of Ancient English Poetry (1765).
• Bishop Francis Henry Thicknesse (1829–1921), inaugural Suffragan Bishop of Leicester.^[3]

Medicine

• Thomas Beddoes (1760–1808), physician and scientific writer.
• William Macmichael (1783–1839), physician to Kings George IV and William IV and author of The Gold-Headed Cane (1827)

Politics

• Sir John Josiah Guest, 1st Baronet, MP (1785–1852), engineer, entrepreneur, and Member of Parliament.
• Ralph Lingen, 1st Baron Lingen (1819–1905), influential civil servant.^[4]
• John Lloyd (1833–1915), Welsh-born London County Councillor^[5]
• Henry John Roby, MP (1830–1915), classical scholar, writer on Roman law, and Member of Parliament.

Science

• Professor Peter Bullock (1937–2008), Nobel Peace Prize winning scientist who was keen for soil to be used as a sustainable resource.^[6]

Sport

• Cyril Washbrook, CBE (1914–1999), cricketer who played for Lancashire and England.

Stage and screen

• Sir Cedric Hardwicke, KBE (1893–1964), Hollywood character actor.
• Ross Antony (1974–), British television personality in Germany.^[7]

Notes and References

1. ‘BREE, Ven. William’, Who Was Who, A & C Black, an imprint of Bloomsbury Publishing plc, 1920–2008; online edn, Oxford University Press, December 2012; online edn, November 2012 accessed 20 January 2017
2. Hamilton. J. A.. John Hamilton, 1st Viscount Sumner. Fraser, James (1818-1885). 20.
3. [Who's Who|“Who was Who”]
4. Lingen, Ralph Robert Wheeler . Charles P. . Lucas.
5. Jenkins. Robert Thomas. LLOYD, JOHN (1833-1915). s-LLOY-JHN-1833. 23 March 2012.
6. Web site: Obituary: Peter Bullock. 30 June 2008.
7. News: How Ross Antony became Germany's biggest showbiz star. 2014-02-18. London. The Telegraph. 2010-11-26.