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'''Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas K.C.B., K.C.M.G.''' (1853-1931), was a civil servant and historian of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] extraction. |
'''Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas K.C.B., K.C.M.G.''' (1853-1931), was a civil servant and historian of [[Welsh people|Welsh]] extraction. |
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Lucas was the grandson of Dr. Henry John Lucas (1773-1840) and Jenetta Illtyda (1776-1821) and son of Henry Lucas. His sister, Mary Anne Lucas, married the first [[Baron Glanusk]]. |
Lucas was born at [[Crickhowell]], Brecon, Wales. He was the grandson of Dr. Henry John Lucas (1773-1840) and Jenetta Illtyda (1776-1821) and son of Henry Lucas. His sister, Mary Anne Lucas, married the first [[Baron Glanusk]]. Lucas was educated at [[Winchester College]] and [[Balliol College, Oxford|Balliol College]], [[Oxford]]. |
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He became a civil servant in the [[Colonial Office]] which led to his becoming |
Lucas was called to the bar, [[Lincoln's Inn]], on 30 April 1885. He became a civil servant in the [[Colonial Office]] which led to his becoming head of the Dominion Department and, in 1907, to his knighthood. |
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In the 1880s he was invited to teach at [[The Working Men's College|The Working Men’s College]]. From 1897-1903 he became Vice Principal of the College, and from 1922-1922 the Principal.<ref name=Harrison>[[J. F. C. Harrison]] ,''A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954)'', Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954</ref> |
In the 1880s he was invited to teach at [[The Working Men's College|The Working Men’s College]]. From 1897-1903 he became Vice Principal of the College, and from 1922-1922 the Principal.<ref name=Harrison>[[J. F. C. Harrison]] ,''A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954)'', Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954</ref> |
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Revision as of 13:23, 16 August 2010
Sir Charles Prestwood Lucas K.C.B., K.C.M.G. (1853-1931), was a civil servant and historian of Welsh extraction.
Lucas was born at Crickhowell, Brecon, Wales. He was the grandson of Dr. Henry John Lucas (1773-1840) and Jenetta Illtyda (1776-1821) and son of Henry Lucas. His sister, Mary Anne Lucas, married the first Baron Glanusk. Lucas was educated at Winchester College and Balliol College, Oxford.
Lucas was called to the bar, Lincoln's Inn, on 30 April 1885. He became a civil servant in the Colonial Office which led to his becoming head of the Dominion Department and, in 1907, to his knighthood.
In the 1880s he was invited to teach at The Working Men’s College. From 1897-1903 he became Vice Principal of the College, and from 1922-1922 the Principal.[1]
He wrote ‘A Historical Geography Of The British Colonies’ (1908)[2], ‘The Canadian War of 1812’[3], and ‘The Partition’ (Clarendon Press 1922).
References
- ^ J. F. C. Harrison ,A History of the Working Men's College (1854-1954), Routledge Kegan Paul, 1954
- ^ Charles Prestwood Lucas (2009). A Historical Geography of the British Colonies: The West Indies. General Books LLC. p. 143. ISBN 978-1459008687.
- ^ Lucas, Charles Prestwood (1912). Lord Durham's report on the affairs of British North America, Oxford: Clarendon Press
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