Robert Johnson
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1540 – 1625
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Who was Robert Johnson?
Robert Johnson was a Church of England cleric and the founder of both Oakham School and Uppingham School.
He was a Puritan rector of North Luffenham, Rutland, for 51 years, from 1574 until his death. He was also a Canon of Windsor and Archdeacon of Leicester, and using the income from these and other church posts he held concurrently, he founded free grammar schools in Oakham and Uppingham in 1584, as well as other charitable institutions. He enjoyed the patronage of William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley.
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