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Robert Masters (violinist)
Robert Masters may refer to: * Robert Masters (New Zealand politician) (1879–1967) * Robert Masters (historian) (1713–1798), English clergyman and academic, historian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge * Robert Masters (Wisconsin pioneer) (c. 1787–1867), American sailor, politician, and pioneer {{hndis, Masters, Robert ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Masters (New Zealand Politician)
Robert Masters (15 June 1879 – 29 June 1967) was a New Zealand politician of the New Zealand Liberal Party, Liberal and later United Party (New Zealand), United parties, as well as a cabinet minister. Biography Early life and career Masters was born in 1879 at Greymouth and was educated at Greymouth Boys' College. Around 1896 he moved to Stratford, New Zealand, Stratford where he became a storekeeper with his father, Jonas Masters. He played representative rugby, and later, was a member of the Taranaki Rugby Football Union, executive. Masters was also a member of the executive of the Stratford Chamber of Commerce. On 3 May 1906 he was married to Alice Gertrude Hopkins in Stratford. Interested in agricultural matters, he was a member of Stratford's Agricultural show, Agricultural and pastoral Association of which he had been both president and treasurer. He helped set up the Stratford Demonstration farm, model farm and later a member of its executive. Masters was chairman of di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robert Masters (historian)
Robert Masters (1713–1798) was an English clergyman and academic, known as the historian of Corpus Christi College, Cambridge. Life Born at Hetherset, Norfolk, he was descended from William Master of Cirencester. He was admitted to Corpus Christi College in 1731; graduated B.A. in 1734, M.A. in 1738, B.D. in 1746; and was fellow and tutor of the college from 1738 to 1750. On 14 May 1752, he was elected Fellow of the Society of Antiquaries. He continued to reside in college till he was presented by that society to the rectory of Landbeach, Cambridgeshire, in 1756. Matthias Mawson, bishop of Ely, collated him to the vicarage of Linton, which he resigned for that of Waterbeach in 1759. This latter benefice he with the bishop's permission resigned in 1784 to his son William, for whom he built a house. Masters was in the commission of the peace for Cambridgeshire, and acted as deputy to William Compton, LL.D., chancellor of the diocese of Ely, who resided abroad. In 1797, he res ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |