DONALDSON, Stuart Alexander was born on December 4, 1854 in Sydney, New South Wales,December 4. Son of Sir Stuart A. Donaldson, first Premier of New South Wales on its being granted responsible government, and Amy, daughter of Fred. Cowper of Carleton Hall, Penrith, and Untliank, Cumberland.
Eton; Trinity College Cambridge (Scholar). First Class (12th Classic) in the Classical Tripos, 1877. Returned to Eton as an Assistant Master, 1878.
Is one of the Stewards of Henley Regatta.
Commissary for the Archbishop of Brisbane. Doctor of Divinity.
After education at Eton College Donaldson went up to Trinity College, Cambridge as a scholar in 1873, graduating with first class honours in Classics in 1877. From 1878 to 1904 he served as a master at Eton, during this time being ordained as deacon in 1884 and priest in 1885. While a schoolmaster he published, with Edward Lyttelton, Pontes, a book of elementary Latin exercises.
In 1904 he was elected as the Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge, a position he held until his death in 1915, and was awarded the degrees of Bachelor of Divinity in 1905 and Doctor of Divinity in 1910.
He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge from 1912-1913. Donaldson married Lady Albinia Frederica Hobart-Hampden, granddaughter of Augustus Edward Hobart-Hampden, the 6th Earl of Buckinghamshire in 1900.
Clubs: Athenjeum; Leander.
Spouse 1900, Lady Albinia Hobart Hampden,daughter of late Lord Hobart, and sister of 7th Earl of Buckinghamshire.
