Person McCormick; Sir; William Symington (1859 - 1930); scholar; educational administrator McCormick William Symington Sir scholar; educational administrator 1859 - 1930 British Male Dunbar Terrace, Dumfries, Dumfriesshire, Scotland, United Kingdom 29 April 1859 18590429 At sea 23 March 1930 19300323

43 Frognal, Hampstead, London (1928)

Scholar and educational administrator Science education Education Education: Dumfries high school; Glasgow University; Göttingen; Marburg Career: Assistant lecturer in mathematics, Glasgow; assistant to John Nichol, professor of English literature, Glasgow; led the department of English language and literature (1893); chair of English literature at University College, Dundee (1890); lecturer in English at the University of St Andrews; prepared a report for the General Medical Council on preliminary examinations for medical students (1900); Secretary of the Carnegie Trust; departmental committee of the University of Wales and the Welsh colleges (1907); member of the royal commission on university education in London (1909-1913); chairman of the Board of Education (1911), which in (1919) became the Treasury University Grants Committee (UGC) and McCormick became its first chairman, holding the post until his death; chairman of the Advisory Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (1915). Honours: Kt 1911; GBE 1929 Parents: William McCormick, ironmonger and maker of agricultural implements in that town, and Agnes Ann, daughter of the Revd William Symington, professor of divinity in the Reformed Presbyterian Church of Scotland, and niece of Andrew Symington. Spouse: (m. 1897) Mabel Emily Cook, daughter of Sir Frederick Lucas Cook, second baronet, head of the firm of Cook, Son & Co., warehousemen, St Paul's Churchyard, London. Children: One son and two daughters. Statute 12 21/06/1928 69 John Charles Grant Ledingham Albert Seward Edgar Douglas Adrian Archibald Edward Garrod Grafton Elliot Smith Charles Tate Regan Francis Arthur Bather James Walker Arthur Lapworth Thomas Ernest Stanton Frederick Alexander Lindemann Francis William Aston Richard Tetley Glazebrook David Prain James Hopwood Jeans Ernest Rutherford Sources: Bulloch's Roll; DNB Obituaries: Proc Roy Soc Series A 1931 vol 130 pp xv-xxiii, plate, signed by R T and H T T International Standard Archival Authority Record for Corporate Bodies, Persons and Families - ISAAR(CPF) - Ottawa 1996 ISBN 0-9696035-3-3 National Council on Archives, Rules for the Construction of Personal, Place and Corporate Names, 1997 29 Apr 1859 - 23 Mar 1930 The past Fellows entries are under continuous revision. If you have queries or additional information to contribute, please contact Library@royalsociety.org. Content in external sources is not controlled by the Royal Society and historical sources may include content that is now unacceptable. Reviewed on 16/07/2025 as part of the Name Authority Project update. NA988 21/11/2001 Andyg Pmab 16/07/2025 RS_NET\VidaM Yes 398fc789-26b8-4a87-b2d4-47afb8958f8a