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From: "Janet Bush" <>
Subject: Re: [IoW] Dr Thomas ARNOLD of Rugby
Date: Tue, 25 Jan 2005 18:20:11 -0500
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Sorry everyone,
I obviously misread the part about Rugby, thinking you were referring to the
game of rugby. My reply must have sounded pretty odd. Thanks, though, for
the information on Dr. Arnold.
Regards, Janet Bush (Ontario, Canada)

----- Original Message -----
From: "David & Suzanne" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, January 25, 2005 6:01 AM
Subject: [IoW] Dr Thomas ARNOLD of Rugby


>
> >>>>Thanks for telling me this. Unfortunately, I don't know anything of
> the history of rugby (baseball being my passion), but I appreciate
> having a bit of history on the house.
>
> Hi Janet
>
> Some useless bits of information about Dr Thomas ARNOLD of Rugby:
>
> Best Wishes
> Suzanne (Maitland-Wood)
>
> *******************************************
> " Thomas ARNOLD, the son of William ARNOLD, a customs officer, was born
> at East Cowes, Isle of Wight on 13th June 1795. Arnold was educated at
> Winchester and Corpus Christi College, Oxford, where he met his lifelong
> friend, John Taylor COLERIDGE. A brilliant student, Arnold obtained a
> first-class degree and was granted a fellowship at Oriel. In 1818 Arnold
> was ordained deacon and settled at Laleham, a village on the Thames.


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