- George Hadow
George Hadow (4 July 1712 – 11 September 1780) was professor of Hebrew and oriental languages at St Mary's College,
University of St Andrews , Scotland from 1748 to 1780. He was the son of PrincipalJames Hadow , also of St Andrews' University [http://www.gashe.ac.uk:443/isaar/P0219.html Notice About George Hadow] ] .Life
At the age of 15 Hadow won the Silver arrow for archery at St Andrews. It is inscribed "Georguis Hadow Aetat XV" and "Nec opinato Victor 1727". The latter confirms he was the unexpected winner of the competition.
Hadow was educated at the University of St Andrews, where he "came up" in 1727 and matriculated on the 26 March 1728. He received his Master of Arts on the 4 May 1731 and his M.D. on the 20 June 1740. He married Susanna Scott on the 30 December 1754. Susanna Scott was the great grand daughter of Sir Archibald Hope. He died at
St Andrews ,Fife ,Scotland .A small portrait of George Hadow is in a private collection in England.
Notable grandsons
*Major-General
Frederick Edward Hadow , present at theIndian Mutiny
*Douglas Robert Hadow , who died during the descent after the first ascent of theMatterhorn in 1865 [ [http://books.guardian.co.uk/departments/history/story/0,,392434,00.html Cliffhanger at the top of the world | By genre | Guardian Unlimited Books ] ]
*Gilbert Bethune Hadow , a British army doctor present throughout the siege ofLucknow [http://members.ozemail.com.au/~clday/lucknow.htm]
*Patrick Francis Hadow , English Wimbledon tennis champion and big game hunter [ [http://www.wimbledon.org/en_GB/news/features/championships/gore.html The All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club ] ]
*SirWilliam Henry Hadow , musician at Oxford University
*Lieutenant-ColonelArthur Lovell Hadow , who was commanding theRoyal Newfoundland Regiment on the day of its destruction on the first day of theBattle of the Somme
*Gerald Edgcumbe Hadow ,Christian missionary toTanzania References
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* [http://www.gashe.ac.uk:443/isaar/P0219.html Notice about George Hadow]
* [http://www.fifefhs.org/Records/Court/standrews.htm Fifefhs.org]
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