Brief profile of Cyril Alington by Don Ambrose

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CA Alington

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DateLine: 7th April 2008

 

ALINGTON, Cyril Argentine
Born : 22 October 1872, Candlesby, Lincolnshire.
Died : 16 May 1955, Treago, Herefordshire.
Son of the Rev.H.G.Alington, Tunbridge Wells, Kent. Brother-in-law of R.H.Lyttelton (MCC, Worcestershire, I Zingari); Son-in-law of Hon.G.W.S. Lyttelton (Eton, Cambridge University); Father-in-law of Lord A.F.Dunglass (Eton, Oxford Un., Middlesex, MCC); Uncle of Clement Booth (Rugby, Cambridge Un., Hampshire).
Entered Marlborough College, (C1 House), September 1886, Prefect, Foundation Scholar, Junior Scholar, Cricket XI 1890-91, Left July 1891.
Scholar Trinity College, Oxford, First Class Clas.Mod.; First Class Litt. Hum., MA. Fellow of All Souls College, 1896. Took Holy Orders 1899.
Assistant Master at Marlborough College 1896; Assistant Master of Eton College 1899; Head Master of Shrewsbury School 1908; Examining Chaplain Bishop of Lichfield 1910-16; BD; DD 1917; Head Master of Eton College 1916-33; Fellow of Trinity College, Oxford 1926; Dean of Durham 1933; DCL, Durham 1937.
Council of Marlborough College 1918 - 52.
Author - "Elementary Christianity"; "Shrewsbury Fables"; "Eton Fables"; etc.
Address - (1933) - The Deanery, Durham. (1952) - Treago, St.Weonards, Herefordshire.