Background
He was born in London, the eldest son of James Augustus Hessey of Saint Bride"s, City of London and was educated at Merchant Taylors" School and Saint John"s College, Oxford, where he was for some years a resident fellow and lecturer.
He was born in London, the eldest son of James Augustus Hessey of Saint Bride"s, City of London and was educated at Merchant Taylors" School and Saint John"s College, Oxford, where he was for some years a resident fellow and lecturer.
He graduated Bachelor of Arts in 1836, Master of Arts
In 1840, Bachelor of Divinity in 1845 and Doctorate.C.L. in 1846. In 1839, he was made vicar of Helidon, Northamptonshire, appointed public examiner at Oxford in 1842 and select preacher in the university in 1849. From 1845 to 1870 he was headmaster of Merchant Taylors" School.
And from 1850 to 1879 preacher of Gray"s Inn.
From 1872 to 1874 he was classical examiner for the Indian Civil Service, before being collated Archdeacon of Middlesex in 1875, a post he filled until his death in 1892. They had no children.
