He was educated first at William Hulme's Grammar School, then studied medicine at Owens College, Manchester, and the London Hospital.
He was educated at William Hulme's Grammar School, where he was undistinguished academically, but became captain of rugby and head prefect.
In 1881 the Charity Commissioners empowered the trust to use its funds to establish two schools – one in Manchester (William Hulme's Grammar School) and one in Oldham (Hulme Grammar School), and to fund new buildings for an existing school (Bury Grammar School) – as well as a hall of residence for Anglican students (in Owens College, then the only constituent college of the University of Manchester).
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