Jeffrey, Percy Shaw (M)

Surname: Jeffrey
Forename(s): Percy Shaw
b. 14 March 1862. d. 22 February 1952. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet and headmaster. Alternative signature: P. Shaw Jeffrey. Born in Cheltenham, England. Son of Thomas Ashby Jeffrey and Mary Helen Jeffrey. Educated at Trent College in Long Eaton (1875-1878). Appointed as the headmaster at Colchester Royal Grammar School in Essex (1900-1916). Made contributions to the teaching of phonetics in schools. Published prose and poetry in periodicals, including English Illustrated Magazine, Longman’s, and The Boy’s Own Paper. Biographical information: Percy Shaw Jeffrey, A Schoolmaster’s Apologia; Memories of Eighty Years, (Whitby: Abbey Press, 1948), pp 29-36. (NM)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 4
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
Wassail! 1888-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Poet 19333
À Rivederci 1889-03 The Argosy Poet 16691
Yule-Tide 1889-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Poet 19358
Nowell 1890-12 The English Illustrated Magazine Poet 19388