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William Thatcher

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William Sutherland Thatcher,[1] M.C. (Liverpool, 10 December 1888 – Cambridge, 12 December 1966)[2] was Censor of Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge[3] from 1924 to 1954.[4]

Thatcher educated at Farnworth Grammar School, Liverpool College and Fitzwilliam House, Cambridge. On graduation he went as a lecturer in economics to the University of Allahabad. During World War I he served as an officer with the 10th Baluch Regiment.[5] In 1918 he returned to Cambridge 1918 as a Lecturer in Geography.[6]

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  1. ^ "William Sutherland Thatcher". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  2. ^ 'Mr. W. Thatcher' The Times (London, England), 13 December 1966, Issue 56813, p.12.
  3. ^ "William Sutherland Thatcher (1888–1966)". Art UK. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ^ "The colleges and halls: Fitzwilliam House". British History Online. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  5. ^ "Thatcher Papers". The National Archives. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  6. ^ "Thatcher, William Sutherland". Who's Who & Who Was Who. Vol. 1920–2016 (April 2014 online ed.). A & C Black. Retrieved 18 December 2019. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)