Marlborough Pryor Explained

Marlborough Robert Pryor DL JP (16 October 1848  - 24 April 1920) was an English businessman, described in his Times obituary as a "savant, business expert and scholar" who was "a many sided man who devoted to business capacities which might have won him fame in science",[1] while Nature described him as being "well known in scientific circles at Cambridge"[2]

He was the eldest son[3] of Robert Pryor. He was educated at Eton and Trinity College, Cambridge (as had been his father, and younger brothers Frank and Selwyn). He was a member of the Cambridge Apostles.[4]

On 7 April 1875, he married Catherine Alice Hammond Solly, daughter of William Hammond Solly, of Serge Hill, Hertfordshire. Their son was the soldier Walter Marlborough Pryor.[3] They also had six daughters; his wife died on 7 February 1901.

In his business career, he was a merchant in Southern Africa, and later worked for the Sun Life Insurance Company.

He was also Deputy Lieutenant of Herts and a Justice of the Peace.

References

  1. The Times, Monday, Apr 26, 1920; pg. 18; Issue 42394; col B Death Of Mr. M. R. Pryor. Savant, Business Expert, And Scholar. Category: Obituaries
  2. Nature 105, 333-334 (13 May 1920) |
  3. Burkes' Landed Gentry, Pryor of Weston Hall
  4. Book: Lubenow, W.C. . W. C. Lubenow

    . The Cambridge Apostles, 1820-1914: Liberalism, Imagination, and Friendship in British Intellectual and Professional Life . W. C. Lubenow. Cambridge University Press . 1998 . 127. 9780521572132 .