Charles Penrose (rower)
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Charles Thomas Penrose (15 July 1816 – 5 May 1868) was an English rower
, schoolteacher and clergyman.
Penrose was born at Bracebridge, Lincolnshire
, the second son of Rev. John Penrose
who was vicar there, and his wife Elizabeth Cartwright
. His mother was a teacher and author of children's books under the name Mrs Markham. He was educated at Rugby School
and admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
on 30 October 1834. He was Bell Scholar in 1839. Also in 1839, Penrose rowed for the winning Cambridge
crew in the Boat Race and for the Trinity College crew which won the first Grand Challenge Cup
at Henley Royal Regatta
.
Penrose was ordained deacon at Lincoln in 1842 and became usher at Oakham School
in 1844. He was then head master of Grosvenor College, Bath from 1844 until 1846 when he became headmaster of Sherborne School
. However he resigned through ill health in 1850. Penrose became priest in 1856 and then perpetual curate
of North Hykeham
, Lincolnshire from 1857 until his death in 1868.
Penrose was a classical scholar and edited Select Private Orations of Demosthenes. He was also author of Eight Village Sermons.
Penrose died at North Hykeham at the age of 51.
Penrose married Ellen Caroline Pender Phillot at Dawlish
in 1843. He was the brother of Francis Penrose
.
Rowing (sport)
Rowing is a sport in which athletes race against each other on rivers, on lakes or on the ocean, depending upon the type of race and the discipline. The boats are propelled by the reaction forces on the oar blades as they are pushed against the water...
, schoolteacher and clergyman.
Penrose was born at Bracebridge, Lincolnshire
Bracebridge, Lincolnshire
Bracebridge is a suburb of Lincoln in Lincolnshire, England. It is situated approximately two miles south of the city centre on the main A1434 Newark Road, stretching approximately from St Catherine's to Swallowbeck alongside the east bank of the river Witham, and uphill to the more upmarket...
, the second son of Rev. John Penrose
John Penrose (clergyman)
John Penrose was a Church of England clergyman and theological writer.-Early life:John Penrose was born in Cardinham in Cornwall, where his father, also named John, was vicar of the parish. Penrose was educated at Blundell's School in Tiverton and at Corpus Christi College in Oxford...
who was vicar there, and his wife Elizabeth Cartwright
Mrs Markham
Mrs Markham, the pseudonym of Elizabeth Penrose was an English writer.She was the daughter of Edmund Cartwright, the inventor of the power loom. She was born at her father's rectory at Goadby Marwood, Leicestershire...
. His mother was a teacher and author of children's books under the name Mrs Markham. He was educated at Rugby School
Rugby School
Rugby School is a co-educational day and boarding school located in the town of Rugby, Warwickshire, England. It is one of the oldest independent schools in Britain.-History:...
and admitted to Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College, Cambridge
Trinity College is a constituent college of the University of Cambridge. Trinity has more members than any other college in Cambridge or Oxford, with around 700 undergraduates, 430 graduates, and over 170 Fellows...
on 30 October 1834. He was Bell Scholar in 1839. Also in 1839, Penrose rowed for the winning Cambridge
Cambridge University Boat Club
The Cambridge University Boat Club is the rowing club of the University of Cambridge, England, located on the River Cam at Cambridge, although training primarily takes place on the River Great Ouse at Ely. The club was founded in 1828...
crew in the Boat Race and for the Trinity College crew which won the first Grand Challenge Cup
Grand Challenge Cup
The Grand Challenge Cup is a rowing competition for men's eights. It is the oldest and most prestigious event at the annual Henley Royal Regatta on the River Thames at Henley-on-Thames in England. It is open to male crews from all eligible rowing clubs...
at Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta
Henley Royal Regatta is a rowing event held every year on the River Thames by the town of Henley-on-Thames, England. The Royal Regatta is sometimes referred to as Henley Regatta, its original name pre-dating Royal patronage...
.
Penrose was ordained deacon at Lincoln in 1842 and became usher at Oakham School
Oakham School
Oakham School is a British co-educational independent school in the historic market town of Oakham in Rutland, accepting around 1,000 pupils, aged from 10 to 18, both male and female, as boarders and day pupils . The Good Schools Guide called the school "a privileged but unpretentious and...
in 1844. He was then head master of Grosvenor College, Bath from 1844 until 1846 when he became headmaster of Sherborne School
Sherborne School
Sherborne School is a British independent school for boys, located in the town of Sherborne in north-west Dorset, England. It is one of the original member schools of the Headmasters' and Headmistresses' Conference....
. However he resigned through ill health in 1850. Penrose became priest in 1856 and then perpetual curate
Perpetual curate
A Perpetual Curate was a clergyman of the Church of England officiating as parish priest in a small or sparsely peopled parish or districtAs noted below the term perpetual was not to be understood literally but was used to indicate he was not a curate but the parish priest and of higher...
of North Hykeham
North Hykeham
North Hykeham is administratively a town immediately south of Lincoln, in the county of Lincolnshire, England. Geographically it is part of the greater Lincoln urban sprawl, and comprises 4,915 dwellings...
, Lincolnshire from 1857 until his death in 1868.
Penrose was a classical scholar and edited Select Private Orations of Demosthenes. He was also author of Eight Village Sermons.
Penrose died at North Hykeham at the age of 51.
Penrose married Ellen Caroline Pender Phillot at Dawlish
Dawlish
Dawlish is a town and civil parish in Teignbridge on the south coast of Devon in England, from the county town of Exeter. It has a population of 12,819...
in 1843. He was the brother of Francis Penrose
Francis Penrose
Francis Cranmer Penrose FRS was an English rower, architect, archaeologist and astronomer.-Early life:...
.