Bishop George Mission School

Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton was the son of an Army Captain, who died leading his Regiment in battle. A Scholar of Westminster, and graduate of Cambridge, in 1836. He was appointed Assistant Master at Rugby by Doctor Thomas Arnold, One of the founders of the British Public School System. It was the young Mr. Cotton who is spoken of as "The Model Young Master" in Thomas Hughes famous books "Tom Brown's School Days' which gives an insight to school life at Rugby.After having taught for 15 years, at 1852 he was appointed Master of Marlborogh, where he established organized games and the House and perfect systems. He believed that the prefects are and shall be, as long as I am the Head, the governours of the school. As soon as I see this impracticable I will resign." He was consecrated Bishop at Westminster Abbey by the Archbishop of the Canterbury.