Thomas Cecil Fitzpatrick (27 August 1861 – 28 October 1931) was the President of

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, from 1906 until his death and Vice-Chancellor of Cambridge University in 1915–17 and 1928–29. Fitzpatrick was the youngest son of the Rev. R. W. Fitzpatrick, Vicar of Holy Trinity,

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. He was educated at

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and

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. He went to Christ's on a scholarship and came top of the Natural Sciences Tripos examinations in 1883 and 1885. Having been elected as a Fellow of Christ's, he became Dean of the college in 1890. He served as one of Sir J.J. Thomson's demonstrators at the

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for many years. He also served as the Examining Chaplain to the

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between 1895 and 1911. Fitpatrick was invited by the fellows to become President of

when the previous incumbent,

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, was consecrated as

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in June 1906. During his time as president, he undertook many structural improvements to the college and was a large benefactor. He died in the President's Lodge on 28 October 1931. He is buried at the Parish of the Ascension Burial Ground in Cambridge.

References

* "Obituaries: Dr Fitzpatrick", The Times (London, England), Friday, Oct 30, 1931 {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzpatrick, Thomas Cecil 1881 births 1931 deaths People educated at Bedford School Fellows of Queens' College, Cambridge Presidents of Queens' College, Cambridge Vice-chancellors of the University of Cambridge Alumni of Christ's College, Cambridge Burials in Cambridgeshire