Edward Barnard

(b. 1717, Harpenden, St Albans, Hertfordshire – d. Dec. 2, 1781, Eton College, Eton, Windsor )

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Edward Barnard (1717-1781) former headmaster and since 1765 provost of Eton College, a wealthy pluralist. He was described by Horace Walpole as ‘the Pitt of schoolmasters’.

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Edward Barnard

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Mentioned in 4 letters

Title	EMCO ID
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to Mary Robinson	1802
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2188
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2189
Letter from Elizabeth Montagu to James Beattie	2192

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