George William Lemon

(1726-1797)

NAME AUTHORITIES: LOC: Lemon, George William, 1726-1797 DNB: Lemon, George William (1726–1797), schoolmaster and writer LBT ID: GeLemon1797 VIAF ID: 56984149 LOC ID: nr92045105	B/BAP: 1726 DIED: 1797-10-04
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Educated at Queens' College, Cambridge, he was a philologist, historian, and rector of East Walton, near King's Lynn (1755-1797). He was also the unsuccessful headmaster of Norwich grammar school (1770-78), succeeded by Samuel Parr.
REFERENCES TO George William Lemon: William Field, Memoirs of the Life, Writings, and Opinions of the Rev. Samuel Parr, LL.D.; with Biographical Notices of many of his Friends, Pupils, and Contemporaries. 2 vols (London: Henry Colburn, 1828) Ch. X. 1779-1786 Found 2: ¶ 1 ¶ n1