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Person · 6 September 1869 - ?

Son of I. C. Lovell, provision merchant. Born 6 September 1869.
School, St Paul's.
Admitted at Clare,17 June 1888 and matriculated Michaelmas 1888
B.A. 1893; M.A, 1921

Admitted Solicitor in 1893 and practised in London.
Served in the First World War as a Captain in the Royal Garrison Artillery. Twice wounded.

Person · 22 August 1790 - 30 January 1857

Born at Southwick, Northants. on 22 Aug 1790. He was the son of the Rev. Joseph and Joanna Maria Smith.
Went to school at Eton.
Admitted to Clare as a pensioner on 1 May 1810 and matriculated in Michaelmas term 1810.
B.A. (9th Wrangler) 1814; M.A. 1817; B.D. 1833.
Fellow, 1815.
Junior Proctor, 1821-2.
Rector of Brington with Bythorn and Old Weston, Hunts., 1839-57.
Died on 30 January 1857, aged 66.
A benefactor to the College.

Person · 1662 - 28 July 1723

Born in London in 1662
20 October 1680 admitted as a sizar at Clare College
Matriculated in 1681
B.A. 1684/5
M.A. 1691 (Lit. Reg.)
D.D. 1717 (Lit. Reg.)

Fellow of Clare College 1686-1723
Senior proctor 1709-10
A popular tutor and ardent supporter of the Newtonian system

Vicar of Quy-cum-Stow, Cambridgeshire, 1709
Prebend of Worcester, 1717-23
Chaplain to George I.

Died 28 July 1723

Lafayette Photography
Corporate body · 1880 - present

In 1970 Stearn and Son joined Eaden Lilley Photographers.
The copyright of the photos taken by Eaden Lilley has now passed to Lafayette Photography.

Person · 15 July 1896 - 14 July 1916

Originally from Barnsley, William Kelsey came to Clare in 1914 and is pictured in the 1914 matriculation photograph. He received his commission on his 19th birthday, serving as a Lieutenant in the Royal Field Artillery. He was grievously wounded in France on 14 July 1916, later dying of his injuries at the Empire Hospital in London. His name is included on the College War Memorial plaque in the Chapel.

Person · 17 April 1889 - 1973

Born on 17 April 1889 the son of P. Keen.
School - Charterhouse

Admitted to Clare on 22 July 1908.
Read law and entered Inner Temple but death of his father led to him becoming head of the family firm of granary keepers and lighterman in Rotherhithe.
Became Chairman and President of the Model Railway Club.
Died in 1973.

Obituary in Clare Association Annual, 1973-4, p. 70

Person · c.1914 - 27 November 1990

William Clifford Jones was from the Rhondda Valley and attended LLandovery College before coming to Clare in 1933 "to read law and play rugby". He was awarded three Blues and thirteen Caps for Wales whom he captained in 1938.

After leaving Clare he qualified as a solicitor.
During the Second World War he served as a major with the Control Commission.
He later gave up being a lawyer and joined his father in the family business.

He came back to Welsh rugby in 1957 as a selector, was chairman of the committee for a period, and served until 1978.
He played a significant part in the establishment of the national coaching scheme and the squad training system which underpinned the success of the Welsh team in the late 1960s and the 70s.
In 1979 he was awarded the OBE.1980-81 was President of the Welsh Rugby Union.

Obituary: The Clare Association Annual, 1990-91, pg. 72