First Baronet Kay-Shuttleworth
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Government and Politics, Education
- Subcategories: Teaching, Teachers
- Curriculum: 19th Century European History, British History
Article abstract: One of the earliest civil servants appointed to office in the reformed British government, Kay-Shuttleworth helped to shape both the nature of elementary education and the methods of nineteenth century public administration.
Early Life
James Phillips Kay (he added his wife’s surname upon marrying) was born July 20, 1804, in Rochdale. His parents, Robert and Hannah Phillips Kay, were middle-class textile manufacturers, Congregationalist in faith. After studying at home, Kay clerked in a relative’s bank; nevertheless, both young James...
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