Background
He was the second son of William Agnew and his wife Mary née Kenworthy.
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Charles Agnew
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Street John"s College; Rugby School.
Career
He was eductaed at Rugby School before he matriculated to Trinity College, Cambridge in 1874. He began playing rugby union at Rugby School and was deemed good enough to play for Cambridge University, winning two sporting "Blues" by playing in the Varsity Match in both 1875 and 1876. Agnew gained his Bachelor in 1879 and was awarded his Master of the Arts in 1883.
They had six children, their youngest became Vice-Admiral Sir William Gladstone Agnew.
During the First World War, Agnew worked for the Red Cross Society in the Wounded and Missing Department, and in 1918 he was invested as an Officer of the Order of the British Empire. In 1921, Agnew funded the building of the Evelyn Nursing Home on land owned by Trinity College Cambridge.
The hospital is now under the ownership of Nuffield Health. In 1930 Agnew was awarded the role of High Sheriff of Hertfordshire.
He died on 23 May 1931 at Croxley Green.
Evelyn died a year later and their ashes were scattered on the grounds of the Evelyn Nursing Hospital.
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March 23, 1931 (aged 75) -
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British