Background
GALPIN, Arthur John was born on March 3, 1861 in Dorchester, Dorset. Son of John Galpin, Justice of the Peace.
GALPIN, Arthur John was born on March 3, 1861 in Dorchester, Dorset. Son of John Galpin, Justice of the Peace.
Studied at Sherborne School. Trinity College, Oxford (Senior Scholar, 1st Class Classical Moderations (Oxford), 1880, 1st Class Final School of Classics, 18S3). Doctor of Divinity.
Assistant Private Secretary to Lord Lansdowne, Governor-General of Canada, and Tutor to his sons, 1883-1885. Classical Lecturer, Trinity College, Oxford, 1886-1887. Assistant Master, Marlborough College, 1887-1896.
Housemaster, 1893-1896.
Headmaster, King’s School, Canterbury, 1896-1910. Oxford; Honourable Canon of Canterbury Cathedral since 1910. Rector of Saltwood, Hythe, since 1910.
Spouse 1900, Millieent Jane,daughter of Reverend F. H. Hichens, Honourable Canon of Canterbury.