John Neale Dalton

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Canon John Neale Dalton KCVO CMG (24 September 1839 Margate, Kent28 July 1931) was a chaplain to Queen Victoria and tutor to King George V of the United Kingdom.

Dalton was the son of Reverend John Neale Dalton and Elisa Maria Allies. He attended Blackheath School in Kent and Clare College, Cambridge.

Dalton became Curate of Sandringham and a Canon of St. George's Chapel, Windsor.

In 1869 he became tutor to the royal princes, George and his elder brother, Prince Albert Victor, Duke of Clarence.

He was invested as a Companion, Order of St Michael and St George (CMG) in 1881 and Knight Commander, Royal Victorian Order (KCVO) in 1911. In 1920 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate of Laws (LLD) by the University of Leeds.

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Publications

Dalton was an antiquarian and liturgical scholar. He published various books including:

Family

In 1886, Dalton married Catherine ("Kitty") Alicia Evan Thomas of Neath; their son was Hugh Dalton, later a prominent politician.

Daltons brothers were:

Dalton was godfather to the surgeon Sir Alfred Downing Fripp.

Neale

Dalton was descended from the Neale family, from whom strong family naming is evident:

References

  1. ^ John Dalton - Divinity - Cycle of Life Exhibit at www.cycle-of-life.net

"Richard Warburton-Lytton and others - John Neale Dalton". thePeerage.com. Retrieved on 2007-10-10.

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