Background
COMPTON, William Cookworthy was born in 1854 in West Hackney.
COMPTON, William Cookworthy was born in 1854 in West Hackney.
Darmstadt; Tottenham. Jesus College, Cambridge. Scholar, 1873; University.
Master of Arts.
Members’ Prizeman (Latin Essay), 1875. 1st class Classical Tripos, 1877. Assistant master, Chatham House, Ramsgate, 1877.
Ordained deacon 187S, priest 1879.
Curate of Holy Trinity, Ramsgate, 1878. Assistant master, Uppingham, 1SS0.
House master, 1881. Member of Headmasters’ Conference, Hellenic Society and Classical Association.
President of Kent Secondary Schools Conference, 1907-1909. Rector of Sandhurst, Kent, since 1910. Headmaster of Dover College since 1892.
Son of Theo. Compton of Winscombe, Somerset.
Clubs: Alpine, Authors’.
Spouse 1877, Alice,daughter of Reverend Stenning Johnson, Rector of Rumbolds-Wyke, Chichester.