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Monypenny was born in Hampstead, London in 1867 to James Robert Blackwell Monypenny, 26th Laird of Pitmilly and Mary Elizabeth Lane.

He was educated at Fettes College then went to Jesus College, Cambridge in October 1889. Monypenny was a sportman and received three Cambridge sporting 'Blues' for athletics between 1890 and 1892 in the 100 and 440 yards, taking the 440 yards title and setting a Varsity record in the 1892 meet. While at Cambridge he achieved two running records, the World Record for the 150-yard dash (14.8 secs) and the Cambridge quarter of a mile track record (49.5 secs) which stood until 1931. In 1891 Monypenny was recognized as the seconded fastest man in the world behind American Luther Cary, recording a time of 10.8 seconds in the 100-metre sprint on 22 July. The next year, although recording an identical time of 10.8 seconds, he was judged the joint fastest men in the world that year, along with American athlete Cecil Lee

As well as athletics, Monypenny also joined the Cambridge University rugby team. Although never achieving a 'Blue' for facing Oxford in the Varsity Match, he retained his connection with the sport after leaving university, joining Bath. In the 1891–92 season Monypenny accepted an invitation to play for newly formed touring team the Barbarians[8] and he also turned out for Scottish exiles team London Scottish. His younger brother, Douglas, also played for London Scottish and was capped three times for the Scotland national rugby union team.

Monypenny married Emila Sybil Wetenhall, daughter of Cecil Algernon Salisbury Wetenhall from Northampton. They had a daughter, Phoebe who became the heiress of Monypenny of Pitmilly.

Monypenny became involved with a brewing firm in Macclesfield, before immigrating to British Guiana in 1902 as a cotton and tobacco grower. While in South America he remarried and had another four children from this second marriage. He remained in British Guiana until 1912 when he moved to Barbados. Monypenny remained in the Caribbean until 1922 when he returned to Britain living in Finchampstead. He remained there until 1930 when he moved to Caversham Heights in Reading; remaining there until his death in 1947

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Member of the 1960 crew for the Kent School, Connecticut.

Emeritus Fellow at Jesus College: https://www.jesus.cam.ac.uk/people/michael-minden

Attended Newnham College, Cambridge as an undergraduate, but channeled much of her time into poster and costume design for theatrical productions taking place around the University and Colleges. Won a Fulbright scholarship to Smith College, Northampton Massachusetts. While there she took classes taught by artist Leonard Baskin, developing her love of printmaking and letterpress. She went on to become Leonard Baskin's studio assistant and acting assistant director of Smith College Museum. Milne-Henderson returned to Cambridge in 1962 to teach in the Fine Art Department (later History of Art Department), continuing her academic research, including publications on the work of George Romney. Married to Michael Jaffe (1923 - 1997), who was, in addition to his academic career, Director of the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1973-1990.

Born in Rochford Essex. His father died during the First World War and his mother died when he was 15 years old.
He won a King's Scholarship to Westminster School and went from there to the London School of Economics.

1935 - 1939 he worked in South Wales on a number of projects but also served in the International Brigade in Spain.
At the outbreak of WWII he volunteered and joined the Queen's Royal Regiment, serving as an Infantry soldier for the duration of the war, notably in North Africa and Italy. He was mentioned in dispatches.
He refused to become an officer preferring to remain in the comradeship of the ranks.

After the war he worked in the Planning Dept of Westminster City Council and then of Middlesex County Council.
He studied for the Post-graduate Diploma in Town Planning at UCL which he obtained in 1952.
1953 - 1961 he worked for ICI as first the Planning Assistant and then Administrator in the Estates Department.

1961 he took up the Directorship of Estate Management at the University of Cambridge.
1964 made a Fellow of Fitzwilliam College and that College's Director of Studies for Land Economy, also supervising in Economics.

In 1974 he became a Fellow of Jesus College and Director of Land Economy.
1975-1981 was the College's Estates Bursar.
1981 he retired and became an Emeritus Fellow.

In retirement he served as the College's Keeper of the Records (1984-1989) and Archivist (1982-1996).

A member of the 1956 Crew for the Kent School, Connecticut.

A member of the 1956 Henley Crew for the Kent School, Connecticut.

The current law firm, Mills & Reeve, was created through a merger of the Cambridge law firm Francis & Co (whose history can be traced back to the law firm started by Christopher Pemberton in 1789) and the original Mills & Reeve (which was formed in Norwich in 1880 when Henry Mills and Edmund Reeve came together to undertake the legal work arising out of the development of the tram system in Norwich).

The firm was initially known as Mills & Reeve Francis and later changed its name to Mills & Reeve

The current law firm, Mills & Reeve, was created through a merger of the Cambridge law firm Francis & Co (whose history can be traced back to the law firm started by Christopher Pemberton in 1789) and the original Mills & Reeve (which was formed in Norwich in 1880 when Henry Mills and Edmund Reeve came together to undertake the legal work arising out of the development of the tram system in Norwich).

The firm was initially known as Mills & Reeve Francis and later changed its name to Mills & Reeve