Henry Cadwallader Adams
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Reverend Henry Cadwallader Adams (4 November 1817 – 17 October 1899) was a 19th-century English cleric, schoolmaster and writer of children's novels.
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Born | (1817-11-04)4 November 1817 |
Died | 17 October 1899(1899-10-17) (aged 81) |
Occupation | Cleric, Writer |
Nationality | English |
Period | 19th century |
Genre | Children's Literature |
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He was the grandson of Simon Adams of Ansty Hall, Warwickshire. He was educated at Westminster School, Winchester College, Balliol College (1835) and Magdalen College, Oxford (1836), becoming a fellow of Magdalen in 1843. After some time as a Commoner Tutor at Winchester, in 1855 he became chaplain of Bromley College, an almshouse for the widows of clergy.