Kidd, Thomas (1798-1835)

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Adm. sizar (age 19) at TRINITY, Dec. 14, 1789. S. of Thomas, of Yorks. School, Giggleswick. ' Matric. Michs. 1790; Scholar, 1793; B.A. 1794; M.A. 1797. Second Master at Merchant Taylors' School. Ord. deacon (London) Aug. 12, 1798; priest, Apr. 28, 1799. R. of St James Garlickhithe, London, 1802. R. of Croxton, 1813, and V. of Eltisley, Cambs., 1814-31. Head Master of King's Lynn School, 1818; of Wymondham School and of Norwich Grammar School. V. of Bedingham, Norfolk, 1831-5. R. (again) of Croxton and V. of Eltisley, Cambs., 1835-50. His reverence for Porson, with whom he became acquainted at Cambridge, was a great influence in his life. Married, 1801, Miss – Smith, of London. Author, Tracts and Criticisms of the late R. Porson, Esq.; Opuscula Ruhnkeniana; articles in Valpy's Classical Journal; an edition of Horace, etc. A pension of £100 was bestowed on him ‘in token of the general appreciation of his services as a scholar and an instructor of youth for nearly half a century.’ Died Aug. 27, 1850. Buried in Croxton churchyard. Father of Thomas G. (1823) and of Richard B. P. (1829). (D.N.B.; G. Mag., 1850, II. 557; Foster, Index Eccles.)

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