William Delafield Arnold [SEP] date of birth
William Delafield Arnold
William Delafield Arnold (7 April 1828 – 9 April 1859) was a British author and colonial administrator.
He was the fourth son of Thomas Arnold who was the headmaster of Rugby School. His older brothers included the poet and critic Matthew Arnold and the literary scholar Tom Arnold. Not long after his father's death during 1842, William, a pupil at Rugby School, was involved with the writing of the official rules of rugby that are still in effect: "Rugby Rules were written on August
which were admired by a wide circle of pious readers including Queen Victoria.
Family.
Arnold married Mary Penrose, daughter of the Rev. John Penrose of Penryn, Cornwall. They had five daughters and five sons, including the poet Matthew Arnold, the literary scholar Tom, the author William Delafield Arnold and Edward Penrose Arnold, an inspector of schools. One daughter died in infancy. The eldest daughter, Jane Martha, married William Edward Forster, and when William Delafield Arnold died in 1859, leaving four orphans, the