Person Mary Benton

1855-1944 Mary Sophia Benton was born at Wennington, Hornchurch, Essex, on 23 December 1855. She was education at home and attended a boarding school from the age of 9 until she was moved to a school in Germany and working as a governess in France. In 1875 she entered Newnham College, Cambridge. After leaving Cambridge she began her career in the schools of the Girls' Public Day School Company. She taught at St John's Wood High School, Bath High School Chelsea High School and Oxford High School, before becoming the head South Hampstead High School in 1886, (formerly St John's Wood). She served on many local committees in the Hampstead area, including the Red Cross and Schools' Patriotic Union. She was also the chair of the Head Mistresses' Association in 1903-1905 and 1906-1907. She retired in 1918 and died on 28 May 1944. head mistress GB/366/490 Elaine Kaye, ‘Benton, Mary Sophia (1855–1944)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2005 [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/48672, accessed 23 June 2008] Deposited/Corporate/GDS/Heads/Benton 23/06/2008 Mkklibyz 08/04/2009 Mkklibyz Benton; Mary Sophia (1855-1944); head mistress Benton Mary Sophia Female GB/366/475 International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) 2nd edition - ICA 2004 ISBN 2-9521932-2-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 Yes adc5456c-4ca4-465f-9c0b-76ccbe0a9772