Henry Haygarth

Background

He was the son of William Haygarth the poet and his wife Frances Parry. Arthur Haygarth the cricketer was his younger brother.

Education

He was educated at Eton College.

Career

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Haygarth then matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford in 1847, at age 26. He graduated Bachelor of Arts there in 1851, and Master of Arts at Exeter College in 1854. He was ordained in 1853, and was a curate two years at Chigwell, followed by four years at Chingford.

He became vicar of Wimbledon, Surrey in 1859, and was made an honorary canon of Rochester Cathedral in 1878.

He was also Rural Dean of Barnes from 1871 to 1892. On 12 March 1855 Haygarth married Emma Powell, daughter of John Harcourt Powell.

They had a son Henry Evelyn (1860–1881).

Connections

Cousin:

David Parry