John Percival (bishop), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

John Percival (bishop)

English headmaster, President of Trinity College, Oxford and bishop

Date of Birth: 27-Sep-1834

Place of Birth: Brough Sowerby, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 03-Dec-1918

Profession: priest

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About John Percival (bishop)

  • John Percival (27 September 1834 – 3 December 1918) was the first headmaster of Clifton College, where he made his reputation as a great educator.
  • In his 17 years at Clifton numbers rose to 680.
  • He accepted the presidency of Trinity College, Oxford to recover from his years at Clifton.
  • It was from Trinity that he went to Rugby to become headmaster of Rugby School before becoming Bishop of Hereford.

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