OBITUARY

Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2803, 22 June 1916, Page 4

OBITUARY

M&; WILLIAM MOWBRAY.

Mr ' William Mowbray, ex-schoolma*. ter, and a much-respected resident, ,dieg yesterday at his residence at tlie J.owcr TTutt. The deceased gentleman, nho was in his eighty-first year, was born at Lei. cester, England,- where he was educated f/,r a time under Canon Fry,, afterwards Win" to St. Mark's College, Chelsea, for three years. In 18SG he entered the teachbVprofession and taught.for two and a half years in his native city. so engaged he accepted ' ail offer, to master of the Anglican School Sydney Street, Wellington. bv the ship Midlothian in 1859. He conducted the school with great W when it was taken oyer bv the Board of Education lio was retained head, roaster. Subsequently the was known as the Thorndon School. Mr. Mowbvav was an able'teacher,- beloved bv his scholars, many of whom ore now occupyiiur high nositions in I*ew Zealand and Australia.' His retirement took placa in 1892. For somo tune nast Ins health lnd i)Pen indifferent. . The immediate CRiise of death was heart failure. For over thirtv years the deceased had lucd at the Eiitt and taken a warm interest, in nil matters relating to the wolfarfl of the district. He was very fond ol music For twenty years he was choirr aster of St. Paul's. In conduction vith the late Mr.-.Tustim Johnston hn founded the original Wellington Choral Society. and lift acted as its rondnrtor for Hie first fourteen years of He was ail ordinal member of tlin. 1 horn Hon Bowline,Cl"b. and belonged to tho jTiitt Howling Club up to tho time of '* Mrs. Mowbray predeceased her husband. The family consists of throe sons (Mr, \V Mowbrav. of Levin and C< ami Messrs TT. E. ami E. L. Mowbray, of ihc 'HuH). ai"l three daughters (Mcs-.-lames H. H. Mirams, Earthorp, and S. liarraud).