TouzEL, Charles John Cliff
TOUZEL, CHARLES JOHN CLIFF. Adm. pens, at St John's, Apr. 30, 1874. [Only] s. of Charles, superintendent of the
South American Steam Navigation Company [of Heswall,
Cheshire] (and Mary). B. at Birkenhead. Bapt. June 7, 1855.
[School, Wellington College.] Matric. Michs. 1874; B.A.
1878; M.A. 1881. Football (rugby) 'blue,' 1874, 1875, 1876. Played for England, 1877. Ord. deacon (Worcester) 1878;
priest, 1879; C. of Coventry, 1878-80. R. of Heswall, Cheshire,
1880-5. -"VvaUed himself of the provisions of the Clerical Disabilities Relief Act (1870), Nov. 26, 1886. Adm. at the
Inner Temple, Dec. 2, i886. Captain, 3rd Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, 1888. Of Rhysnant Hall, Oswestry, and latterly of
Heswall, Cheshire. Died Aug. 24, 1899. {Weltinglon Coll.
Reg.; Eagle, xxi. 237; Scott, MSS.; Crockford; Inns of Court.)
TOUZEL, HELIER. Adm. pens, at Trinity, May 25, 1827. S. of
Helier, military Commander of Jersey. B. there, Apr. 7, 1808.
Schools, Southampton (Mr Sutton) and Jersey (Mr Aulin).
Matric. Michs. 1827. Migrated to Sidney Sussex, Dec. 13,
1827; B.A. 1831; M.A. 1840. Ord. deacon (Winchester) 1832;
priest, 1833. P.C. of Frensham, Surrey, 1837. R. of St Helier,
Jersey, 1838-44, and C. of Pennington, Hants., 1838-45.
R. of Bramdean, 1845-66. C. of Send and Ripley, Surrey,
1846. R. of Martyr-Worthy, Hants., 1866-86. Subsequently
of Winchester. Disappears from Crockford, 1889. [Clergy
List; Foster, Index Eccles.)
TOVEY, CHARLES HENRY. Adm. pens, at St John's, Aug. 30, 1888. [Eldest] s. of Henry, iron-monger, of Cirencester (and
Mary Louisa Gardner). B. there, Jan. 8, 1870. School,
Wellingborough (Mr H. E. Piatt). Matric. Michs. 1888; B.A.
1891; M.A. 1895. LL.D., Trinity CoUege, Dublin, 1902.
Assistant Master at Wellingborough Grammar School, 189 1-
1907 ; Head Master of Shaftesbury Grammar School, 1907-32.
Married, Aug. 26, 1903, .Mary EUzabeth, eldest dau. of
William Beman Minchin, of Haselton, Gloucs. Of Northleach,
near Cheltenham in 1946. (Schoolmasters' Directories; The Times, Aug. 28, 1903.)
TOVEY, DUNCAN. Adm. pens, at Selwyn H., Oct. i, 1892.
B. .\pr. 28, 1872. [School, Eton.] Matric. Michs. 1S92. .At
King's CoUege, London. Actor and stage-manager. Served in the Great War, 1914-19 (2nd Lieut., London Regt.
(London Scottish) and general list); died May 5, 1918. (Eton
Sch. Lists; Univ. War List.)
TOVEY, DUNCAN CROOKES. Adm. sizar at Trinity, Apr. 13.
1861. S. of Charles, of Clifton, near Bristol. B. there, Feb. 28,
1842. School, King's CoUege, London. Matric. Michs. 1861; Scholar; B.A. 1865; M.A. 1869. Chaplain of Trinity, 1871-4.
Clark Lecturer in English Literature at Trinity, 1897-8. Ord. deacon (Rochester) 1869; priest (Ely) 1871. Assistant Master
at Haileybury, 1868-70; at Eton CoUege, 1874-86. R. of
Worplesdon with Burpham, Surrey, 1886-1912. Author,
Gray and his Friends; Reviews and Essays; edited Thomson's
Poems, Gray's Poems, and Gray's Letters. Died Sept. 29, 1912, at Guildford. Brother of Symons S. (1877). (Crockford; The Times, Oct. 1912.)
TOVEY, JOHN. Adm. FeU.-Com. at Clare, May 3, 1775. B. at Birmingham.
TOVEY, SYMONS SYMPSON. Adm. sizar at Trinity, Oct. 11,
1877. S. of Charles, of Clifton, Bristol. B. there, July 26,
1846. School, ManiUa Hall, Clifton (private). Matric. Michs.
1877; B.A. 1881. Ord. deacon (London, for Col.) 1880;
priest (Sydney) 1881; C. of St John's, Darlinghurst, N.S.W., 1881-3. Organising Secretary of the Church Society for dio.
of Sydney, 1883-93. R. of St John's, Bishopthorpe, Sydney, 1893-1910. Rural Dean of West Sydney, 1887-1910. Died
Mar. 20, 1910, at Mentone. Brother of Duncan C. (1861).
(Crockford; The Guardian, Apr. 8, 1910.)
TOWER, CHARLES. Adm. pens, at St John's, Jan. 20, 1801; from Trinity CoUege, Oxford, whence he had matric. Dec. 12,
1800, age 18. Of Essex. [4th s. of Christopher (University
College, Oxford, 1765), of Weald HaU (and Elizabeth, dau. of
George Baker, of Elemore Hall, Co. Durham). B. July 31,
1782. School, Harrow.] Matric. Michs. 1801; B.A. 1805;
M..\. 1808. Ord. deacon (London) Apr. 27, 1805; priest,
.\ug. 10, 1806. P.C. of Brentwood, Essex, 1806-25, and Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Brentwood.
Married, Mar. 29, 1814, Frances, dau. of George Hibbert,
Esq., of Munden, Herts. Died Sept. 10, 1825, at Shenfield
Place, Essex. Brother of Christopher T. (1794) and WUUam
{1808); father of the next. (Al. Oxon.; St John's Coll. Adm., IV. 520; G. Mag., 1825, II. 284; Lipscomb, iv. 536; Burke, L.G.)
TOWER, CHARLES. Adm. pens, at St John's, Nov. 3, 1832. Of Surrey. S. of the Rev. Charles (above). [B. Jan. 17, 1815.]
Tower, Reginald Thomas
School, Charterhouse. Matric. Michs. 1833; Scholar, 1834;
B.A. 1837; M.A. 1840. Ord. deacon (London) June 10, 1838;
priest. May 26, 1839; C. of Moreton, Essex, 1838-40. C. of
Loughton, 1840-3. R. of ChUmark, Wilts., 1843-80.
Succentorof Salisbury Cathedral, 1869-77. Preb. of Salisbury,
1877-90. Married, Apr. 20, 1843, EUen Frances, dau. of William Coxhead Marsh, Esq., of Park Hall, Essex, and had
issue. Latterly of Bathford, Bath, where he died, June 12,
1890. (List of Carthusians; Eagle, xvi. 381; Crockford; The
Guardian, June 18, 1890; Burke, L.G.)
TOWER, CHRISTOPHER THOMAS. Adm. FeU.-Com. at St
John's, May 21, 1794. [Eldest] s. of Christopher (University College, Oxford, 1765), of Weald HaU, Essex [and Huntsmoor
Park, Bucks.] (and Elizabeth, only dau. of George Baker, of
Elemore HaU, Co. Durham). [B. Nov. i, I775-] School,
Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1794. Adm. at Lincoln's Inn, Aug. 9, 1792. Called to the Bar, Feb. i, 1802. Of Huntsmore Park
and of Weald HaU, Brentwood. Succeeded to Weald HaU,
1810. J. P. and D.L. for Essex; High Sheriff, 1840. M.P. for
Harwich, 1832-7. Lieut.-Col., Essex MiUtia. ' Father ' of the Smithfield Club and well known in the agricultural world.
At the time of his death the oldest Volunteer in England,
having served in one of the regiments raised in the reign of
George III. Married, June 23, 1803, Harriet, dau. of Sir
Thomas Beauchamp Proctor, Bart., of Langley Park,
Norfolk. Died Feb. 18, 1867. Brother of WUUam (1808) and
Charles (1801); father of Thomas (1826) and the next.
(Harrow Sch. Reg.; St John's Coll. Adm., iv. 520; Inns of Court; Return of M.P. s; Walford, County Families; Lipscomb,
IV. 530; G. Mag., 1867, I. 542; Burke, L.G.)
TOWER, FERDINAND ERNEST. Adm. pens, at St John's, Oct. n, 1839. [5th] s. of C[hristopher] T[homas] (above), of
Weald Hall, Brentwood (and Harriet, dau. of Sir Thomas
Beauchamp Proctor, Bart.). [B. Oct. 4, 1820.] School,
Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1839; B.A. 1844; M.A. 1847.
Rowing 'blue,' 1842. Ord. deacon, 1844; priest, 1845; C. of
Hurstpierpoint, Sussex, 1844-52. R. of Kirkby MaUory,
Leics., 1853-4. R- of Elmsthorpe with Earl ShUton, 1854-
82. R. of Holy Trinity with St Mary's, Gmldford, 1882-5. FeUow of Lancing College. Married, Oct. 3, 1861, Mary, dau.
of WiUiam George Champion, Esq. Died Jan. 20, 1885, at
St Leonards-on-Sea. Brother of Thomas (1826). (Eagle, xiv.
109, which gives died Jan. 18; Clergy List; Crockford.)
TOWER, FRANCIS FITZPATRICK. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June I, 1878. [Eldest] s. of Thomas (1826), of ri, Grosvenor
Mansions, London (and Sarah Anne, dau. of Francis Baird).
B. June I, 1859, at Florence, Italy. School, WelUngton
CoUege. Matric. Michs. 1878; B.A. 1882. Married, Feb. 11,
1884, Laura, dau. of Thomas Butler, of London (s. of
Sir Thomas Butler, 8th Bart.) and had issue. Served in the
Great War, 1914-19 (Lieut.-Cdr., R.N.R.; Cdr., R.N.V.R.;
O.B.E.; ItaUan bronze medal for miUtary valour). Died
Mar. 28, 1944, at Upper Holmwood, Cowes, Isle of Wight.
Brother of Reginald T. (1879) and John C. F. (1881).
(Wellington Coll. Reg.; Univ. War List; The Times, Mar. 31, I944-)
TOWER, JOHN CHARLES FITZROY. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June 13, 1881. [3rd] s. of Thomas (1826), of 11, Grosvenor
Mansions, Victoria Street, London (and Sarah Anne, dau. of
Francis Baird). B. Sept. 9, 1863, in London. School, Harrow.
Matric. Michs. 1881. Of 10, Duke Street, St James's. Died Sept. 2, 1942, in London. Brother of Francis F. (1878) and
the next. (Harrow Sch. Reg.; The Times, Sept. 4, 1942.)
TOWER, REGINALD THOMAS. Adm. pens, at Trinity,
June II, 1879. [2nd] s. of Thomas (next), of 11, Grosvenor
Mansions, Victoria Street, London (and Sarah Anne, dau. of
Francis Baird). B. Sept. r, i860, at Brentwood, Essex.
School, Harrow. Matric. Michs. 1S79; B..\. 18S3; M.A. 1887.
In the Diplomatic Service; attach^ at Constantinople, 1885;
Third Secretary, 1887; Second Secretary at Madrid, 1892;
Copenhagen, i893;BerUn, 1894; Washington, 1896; Secretary
of Legation at Peking, 1900. Envoy-Extraordinary and
Minister Plenipotentiary in Siam, igoi-3; Minister Resident in Bavaria and Wiirtemburg, 1904-6; Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary in Mexico, 1906-10; in the
Argentine Republic, 1910-19; Minister Plenipotentiary to
Paraguay, 1911-19. .administrator of the free City of
Danzig and High Commissioner of the League of Nations at
Danzig, 1919-20. C.V.O., 1906; K.C.M.G., 1911; Grand Cross of Frederick of Wiirtemburg. Retired, 1921. President of the
Kent Archaeological Society. Latterly of Memories, Ash,
Canterbury, where he died Jan. 21, 1939. Brother of Francis
F. (1878) and John C. F. (1881). (Harrow Sch. Reg.; Who was Who; The Times, Jan. 23 and 26, 1939.)
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