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MR.
Peter Joseph Harris, deputy headmaster of Trinity Grammar School,
Northampton, author and magistrate has died at the age of 58. He had
been ill for just over a year.
Mr.
Harris had been a teacher in Northampton for 35 years. He was educated
at Northampton Grammar School and went to St. Mark's and St. John's
College Chelsea, to take his BSc in Economics, subsequently gaining his
MSc at the London School of Economics. He then held appointments at the
Grammar School and Kettering Road Senior School until early in the war
when he joined the Radar Section of the RAF, rising to the rank of
Squadron Leader.
On
his return he joined the staff of the Northampton Technical High School,
now Trinity Grammar School, where he specialised in economics and
geography, later becoming careers master. In 1968 (see
footnote below) he was appointed
deputy headmaster and in the same year a magistrate but he relinquished
this position in 1971.
In
collaboration with Mr. P. W. Hartop he wrote a new history of
Northamptonshire which was published in 1950. This book
"Northamptonshire; its Land and People," was originally,
intended for school use and most of the copies were taken up by the
Education Authorities leaving only a few for sale to the public.
Another
book, "Careers Work in Schools" which Mr. Harris edited, was
Published in 1970.
In 1956 he wrote a short history of Christ Church commemorating its
golden jubilee year. He was a sidesman at Abington Parish Church where
he worshipped for many years.
He
played bowls and was a long standing member of the County Ground Bowling
Club.
A prominent Freemason, he had been Master of Eleanor Cross Lodge and one
of the founder members of Abington Lodge. In 1971 he was made a
Provincial Grand Lodge Officer.
He
was also one of the founder members of the scheme for the new Masonic
Building.
Mr.
Harris lived at 3 Woodland Avenue and is survived by his widow Kathleen
and son Paul.
The funeral service will be held on Tuesday at Abington Parish Church. |
