- Paul Boissier
Arthur Paul Boissier (
25 January 1881 -2 October 1953 ), usually known as Paul, was Headmaster ofHarrow School and Director of Public Relations at theMinistry of Fuel and Power .Born at
Bloxham ,Oxfordshire , in 1881, he was the son of the Rev. Frederick Scobell Boissier, M.A., who was then Curate of neighbouringDeddington as well as a teacher atBloxham School .Boissier was at
St. John's School, Leatherhead andOxford University where he playedfootball againstCambridge University in 1904. He also playedcricket for Oxfordshire in 1903 and forDerbyshire in 1901 and 1906, his father being Vicar ofDenby at this time (1900-1931).From 1905 to 1919 Boissier was Senior Master at the
Royal Naval College, Osborne , on theIsle of Wight . He later served as Headmaster at Harrow (1939-1942) and Director of Public Relations at the Ministry of Fuel and Power (1943-1945).Boissier died at Stockethill,
Aberdeen ,Scotland , in 1953. His daughter is Beatrice Mary June Boissier, who marriedDavid Gordon, 4th Marquess of Aberdeen and Temair , an Old Harrovian, in 1939.External links
* [http://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/27/27985/27985.html A P Boissier at Cricket Archive]
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