Alexander Roy MacGregor Grier (usually known as Roy M. Grier; 8 May 1877 - 1 February 1940) was an eminent

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and

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in the first half of the 20th century. Born in 1877, Grier was educated at

Denstone College Denstone College is a co-educational, private, boarding and day school in Denstone, Uttoxeter, Staffordshire, England. It is a Woodard School, having been founded by Nathaniel Woodard, and so Christian traditions are practised as part of Coll ...

and the

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, where he read history. From university Grier became a schoolmaster at

Worksop College Worksop College (formerly St Cuthbert's College) is a British co-educational private school for both boarding and day pupils aged 11 to 18, in Worksop. It sits at the northern edge of Sherwood Forest, in Nottinghamshire, England. Founded by N ...

in 1900 and was

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in 1903. He became headmaster of Worksop in 1905 and carried out a large and expensive building programme, including the construction of a new chapel. Between 1915 and 1919 he was headmaster of

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, successfully guiding the school through the

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. He then became headmaster of his old school (1919–31) before becoming the

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in 1931. Grier then worked as

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from 1936 to 1940, when he died. His son Anthony MacGregor Grier was born on 12 April 1911."Grier, Anthony MacGregor"
''Who Was Who'' (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 26 September 2018.''Burke's Peerage'' (2003), vol. 2, p. 3702.

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1877 births 1940 deaths Alumni of the University of Oxford English Anglo-Catholics 20th-century English Anglican priests Schoolteachers from Staffordshire Headmasters of Bloxham School People educated at Denstone College Provosts of St Ninian's Cathedral, Perth Anglo-Catholic clergy Teachers at Worksop College {{UK-Anglican-clergy-stub