William Still Littlejohn
| William Littlejohn | |||||||||||||||
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| 10th Headmaster of Nelson College | |||||||||||||||
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In office 1899–1903 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | John WIlliam Joynt | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Harry Lewis Fowler | ||||||||||||||
| 3rd Headmaster of Scotch College, Melbourne | |||||||||||||||
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In office 1904–1933 | |||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Alexander Morrison | ||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Colin Macdonald Gilray | ||||||||||||||
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| Born |
William Still Littlejohn 19 September 1859 Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland | ||||||||||||||
| Died |
7 October 1933 (aged 74) Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Jeannie Berry (m. 1885) | ||||||||||||||
| Relations | Charles Littlejohn (son) | ||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | ||||||||||||||
| 1885/86–1886/87 | Nelson | ||||||||||||||
| First-class debut | 19 March 1886 Nelson v Wellington | ||||||||||||||
| Last First-class | 29 December 1886 Nelson v Wellington | ||||||||||||||
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| Source: CricketArchive, 4 February 2016 | |||||||||||||||
William Still Littlejohn (19 September 1859 – 7 October 1933) was a Scottish-born schoolteacher who spent most of his working life in New Zealand and Australia. He was headmaster of Nelson College from 1899 to 1903, and of Scotch College, Melbourne from 1904 to 1933. As a cricketer, he played two-first class games for Nelson in 1886.
Biography
Littlejohn was born in Turriff, Aberdeenshire, Scotland, the son of Wilson Littlejohn, a watchmaker and jeweller, and his wife Margaret, née Gordon.[1] Educated at the board schools at Alford and Peterhead,[2] and Aberdeen Grammar School, Littlejohn then entered the University of Aberdeen, graduating with a Master of Arts degree in 1879.[1] He was registered as a teacher in 1879 and taught at Clydesdale College, Hamilton, then tutored privately.[1]
Littlejohn's father and brother had emigrated to New Zealand, and in 1881 they obtained nominated passages for the rest of the family.[2] William Littlejohn was mathematics and science master at Nelson College from 1882 to 1898, and headmaster for five years from 1899 to 1903.[3] He married Jeannie Berry in Wellington on 25 December 1885.[4] The couple had five children,[5] including Charles Littlejohn.[6]
During his time in Nelson, Littlejohn played two first-class matches as a batsman for the Nelson cricket team in 1886. In his three turns at bat, he scored a total of eight runs, including two ducks.[7] He also served as president of the Nelson Rugby Union.[8]
Littlejohn successfully applied for the position of headmaster at Scotch College, Melbourne, a position he held until his death at the school on 7 October 1933.[1] Littlejohn insisted upon improvements at the school before commencing and continued building the school. In 1914 the school moved from East Melbourne to Hawthorn, and by 1923 there were 1200 students.
References
- 1 2 3 4 Weston Bate, 'Littlejohn, William Still (1859 - 1933)', Australian Dictionary of Biography, Vol. 10, MUP, 1986, pp 122-123.
- 1 2 Serle, Percival (1949). "Littlejohn, William Still". Dictionary of Australian Biography. Sydney: Angus and Robertson. Retrieved 18 September 2010.
- ↑ Palmer, L.R. (1981). "A short history of Nelson College". Nelson College Old Boys' Register 1856–1981 (5th ed.).
- ↑ "Marriages". The Colonist. 2 January 1886. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "Obituary". Evening Post. 9 October 1933. p. 7. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ "A smart New Zealander". West Coast Times. 7 July 1911. p. 3. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ↑ Player profile: William Littlejohn from CricketArchive
- ↑ Scholefield, G.H., ed. (1940). A Dictionary of New Zealand Biography (PDF). 1. Wellington: Department of Internal Affairs. p. 500. Retrieved 5 February 2015.