Charles Bosanquet (academic)

Bosanquet in 1951
Signature of Charles Bosanquet

Charles Ion Carr Bosanquet (19 April 1903 – 9 April 1986) was a Vice‑chancellor of Durham University, and the first Vice-chancellor of Newcastle University.[1][2][3]

Career

Bosanquet was born in Athens on 19 April 1903, the eldest child of Ellen Sophia (née Hodgkin) and Robert Carr Bosanquet.[1][4] At the time, his father was Director of the British School of Archaeology in the Greek capital.[5] He was educated at Winchester College[6] and Trinity College, Cambridge, from which he graduated in 1925 with a first class honours degree in History.[7] For two years he worked as a journalist for the Financial News, then moved to the merchant bank Lazard Brothers in the City of London. Following the outbreak of the Second World War, he joined the Civil Service, and was a Principal Assistant Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture from 1941 to 1945.[3][8][9][10]

In 1945, Bosanquet became treasurer of Christ Church, Oxford. He was appointed vice‑chancellor of Durham University in 1952, and held this position in alternation with James F. Duff until 1960.[a] From 1952 onwards, he was also rector of King's College in Newcastle upon Tyne, which at the time was part of Durham University. Bosanquet played an important role in steering the college towards its independence in 1963, when he became vice‑chancellor of the newly created Newcastle University.[13][14] In that role, on 13 November 1967, he welcomed Martin Luther King Jr. to the University, presenting him with a Doctor of Civil Law degree.[15][16][17] He played a key role in the development of institution's Department of Archaeology, and both he and his wife were also deeply involved with student welfare.[2] He retired in 1968.[18][19]

Martin Luther King Jr. after receiving his honorary doctorate, with Charles Bosanquet on the right, in 1967

Between 11 March 1948 and 4 March 1949, Bosanquet acted as High Sheriff of Northumberland.[20][21] He was elected a vice-president of the Natural History Society of Northumbria immediately after becoming a member in December 1952, and held the position until resigning on health grounds towards the end of his life.[18]

Personal life

In January 1931, Bosanquet married Barbara Schieffelin[22] (1906–1987)[23] of Park Avenue, New York, the youngest daughter of William Jay Schieffelin,[22] and a direct descendant of US founding father John Jay and American business magnate Cornelius Vanderbilt.[24][25] His cousin, William Bosanquet, was married to Esther Cleveland, daughter of US President Grover Cleveland.[24]

Both the Bosanquet and Schieffelin families were of Huguenot descent,[26] the family seat of the Bosanquets being at Rock, near Alnwick, Northumberland.[27] Bosanquet lived at Rock Moor House,[20] and leased Rock Hall to the Youth Hostel Association for a term of 30 years in 1950.[28][29][30] In 1952, he was reported to be actively engaged in farming on the estate,[9] and had exhibited sheep at local agricultural shows.[31][32]

Bosanquet died on 9 April 1986,[3] and a memorial service was held on 3 October of that year at the Church of St Thomas the Martyr, Newcastle.[33] He is buried with his wife at the Church of St. Philip and St. James in Rock.[34] A stained glass window in the church commemorates Bosanquet's parents, as well as the couple themselves.[2][35] They had a son and three daughters.[3]

See also

Notes

  1. ^ From 1937 to 1962, the post of Vice‑chancellor rotated every two years between the warden of Durham University (or, strictly speaking, the "Durham Colleges") and rector of King's College, Newcastle. Duff was warden from 1937 to 1960, and served six terms as vice‑chancellor. Succeeding Eustace Percy, who stepped down during his final period in office, Bosanquet held the position in 1952, 1955–1956, and 1959–1960.[11][12]
  2. ^ a b Great uncle of Charles.[5]
  3. ^ Great great grandfather of Charles.[5][27]

References

  1. ^ a b "Births". The Standard. No. 24956. London. 23 April 1903. p. 1.
  2. ^ a b c McCord, Norman (1987). "Dr. C.I.C. Bosanquet" (PDF). Archaeologia Aeliana. 15. Newcastle upon Tyne: Society of Antiquaries of Newcastle upon Tyne: 321–322. doi:10.5284/1060821 – via Archaeology Data Service.
  3. ^ a b c d "Obituary – Dr C. I. C. Bosanquet". The Times. No. 62428. London. 11 April 1986. p. 14.
  4. ^ Thorpe, A. Winton, ed. (1921). "Bosanquet of Rock Hall". A Genealogical and Heraldic History of the Landed Gentry of Great Britain by Sir Bernard Burke (13th ed.). London: The Burke Publishing Company. p. 175 – via Google Books.
  5. ^ a b c "Obituary – Mr R. C. Bosanquet". The Times. No. 47045. London. 23 April 1935. p. 12.
  6. ^ Lamb, L. H., ed. (1974). Winchester College: A Register for the Years 1915 to 1960. Winchester: P. & G. Wells.
  7. ^ A Historical Register of the University of Cambridge, Supplement, 1921–30. Cambridge: The University Press. 1932. p. 233 – via Internet Archive.
  8. ^ Hall, Anthea (1 October 1965). "Making a University to Bring Out the Best". The Journal. No. 37122. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle Chronicle and Journal Ltd. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  9. ^ a b "King's College". Durham University Journal. 44 (3). Durham University. Supplement. 1952. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  10. ^ "Topics of the Day". Shields Daily Gazette. No. 30983. 21 April 1954. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  11. ^ "Durham University Records: Central Administration and Officers – Vice-Chancellor and Warden". Durham University. GB-0033-UND/CE. Retrieved 13 December 2022.
  12. ^ "Obituary – Sir James Duff, Former Vice-Chancellor of Durham and BBC Governor". The Times. No. 57854. London. 27 April 1970. p. 10.
  13. ^ Bettenson, E. M. (1971). The University of Newcastle Upon Tyne: A Historical Introduction, 1834-1971. Newcastle upon Tyne: University of Newcastle upon Tyne. ISBN 0900565322.
  14. ^ "Former University Chief Dies". Evening Chronicle. No. 33837. Newcastle upon Tyne. 10 April 1986. p. 3 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  15. ^ Ward, Brian (1995). "A King in Newcastle: Martin Luther King, Jr. and British Race Relations, 1967-1968". The Georgia Historical Quarterly. 79 (3): 599–632. ISSN 0016-8297. JSTOR 40583290. Retrieved 9 December 2022 – via JSTOR.
  16. ^ Ward, Brian (2017). Martin Luther King in Newcastle Upon Tyne: The African American Freedom Struggle and Race Relations in the North East of England. Newcastle upon Tyne: Tyne Bridge Publishing. ISBN 9780993195655.
  17. ^ "The Archive". The King Centre. Archived from the original on 11 January 2014. Retrieved 11 January 2014.
  18. ^ a b Hickling, Grace (1986). "Charles Ian Carr Bosenquet". The Natural History Society of Northumbria Annual Report 1986 (Report). Newcastle upon Tyne: Natural History Society of Northumbria. p. 9.
  19. ^ Winterbottom, Derek (1995). Bertrand Hallward, First Vice-Chancellor of the University of Nottingham, 1948-1965: A Biography. Nottingham: The University of Nottingham. p. 204. ISBN 0853580456 – via Internet Archive.
  20. ^ a b "No. 38235". The London Gazette (Supplement). 12 March 1948. p. 1811.
  21. ^ "No. 38556". The London Gazette. 8 March 1949. p. 1202.
  22. ^ a b "Miss Schieffelin Weds C. I. Bosanquet" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. 80, no. 26656. 17 January 1931. p. 21. ProQuest 99529373 – via ProQuest.
  23. ^ "Entry Information". FreeBMD. The Office for National Statistics. Retrieved 14 December 2022.
  24. ^ a b "Miss Schieffelin Engaged to Marry" (PDF). The New York Times. Vol. 80, no. 26547. 30 September 1930. p. 22. ProQuest 98811096 – via ProQuest.
  25. ^ Robert Carr Bosanquet's wife, Ellen Sophia wrote an autobiography, published by her daughter, Diana Hardman, as Late Harvest: Memories, letters poems around 1965.[importance?]
  26. ^ "Met at Geneva – Alnwick Man to Marry New York Girl". The Yorkshire Post. No. 25962. 1 October 1930. p. 8 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  27. ^ a b Bateson, Edward (1895). A History of Northumberland. Vol. II. Newcastle upon Tyne: Andrew Reid & Co. pp. 145–150 – via Internet Archive.
  28. ^ "North Hostels Ready to Welcome Youth". The Shields Evening News. No. 28344. North Shields: The Northern Press Ltd. 24 February 1950. p. 9 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  29. ^ "New Youth Hostel". The Shields Evening News. No. 28420. North Shields: The Northern Press Ltd. 25 May 1950. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  30. ^ "Lord Beveridge Opens Rock Hall Hostel". Northumberland Gazette. No. 4372. Alnwick: The Northern Press Ltd. 2 June 1950. p. 5 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  31. ^ "Crisis, Weather Hit Shows in the North". Evening Chronicle. No. 4175. Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle Chronicle Ltd. 28 August 1939. p. 6 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  32. ^ "Weather and Crowds Break Records at Alnwick "County Show"". Berwickshire News. No. 4175. Berwick-upon-Tweed: Northumberland and Berwickshire Newspapers Ltd. 2 August 1949. p. 2 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  33. ^ "Births, Marriages, Deaths and In Memoriam – Memorial Services". The Times. No. 62515. London. 22 July 1986. p. 14.
  34. ^ Readdie, J.A. "Rock, Monumental Inscriptions" (Document). Newcastle upon Tyne: Newcastle and Durham Family History Society.
  35. ^ Bosanquet, Charles J. (2019) [2012]. Weston, P. N. I. (ed.). "Church History". Southcroft-Rennington. Archived from the original on 9 December 2022. Retrieved 9 December 2022.
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 Vice-Chancellor of the University of Newcastle upon Tyne
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