James Leigh Joynes (27 September 1824 – 29 June 1908) was an English clergyman and schoolmaster. He was ordained deacon in 1848 and priest in 1854. Joynes taught at Eton College from 1849 to 1887.
J. L. Joynes Sr. | |
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| Born | James Leigh Joynes 27 September 1824 Frindsbury, Kent, England |
| Died | 29 June 1908 (aged 83) Tunbridge Wells, Kent, England |
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| Occupation(s) | Clergyman, schoolmaster |
| Spouse |
Elizabeth Johanne Unger
(m. 1859) |
| Children | J. L. Joynes Jr. |
| Relatives | Henry Stephens Salt (son-in-law) |
Biography
editEarly life and education
editJoynes was born in Frindsbury, Kent, on 27 September 1824.[1] His father was Richard Symonds Joynes, the Rector of Gravesend.[2] He was educated at Eton College[2] before attending King's School, Rochester.[3] He matriculated at King's College, Cambridge, in Easter 1844, became a scholar, won the Camden Medal in 1845, and graduated with a BA in 1848 and an MA in 1851. He also served as a Fellow of King's College from 1847 to 1850.[1]
Career
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In 1848, Joynes was ordained as a deacon by the Bishop of Lincoln, John Kaye, and as a priest in 1854 by the Bishop of Oxford, Samuel Wilberforce.[4]
Joynes taught at Eton College from 1849 to 1887, becoming Lower Master in 1878.[3] Among his pupils were A. C. Swinburne,[5] Sidney Herbert, Lord Kinnaird, and the Duke of Argyll.[6] His pupils used the nicknames "Jimmy"[7] or "old Jimmy" to affectionately refer to him.[8] He was notorious for his use of flogging and birching to discipline students.[9]
On his retirement in 1887, a caricature of Joynes brandishing a birch, by Leslie Ward, was published in Vanity Fair.[9][10]
Personal life and death
editJoynes married Elisabeth Johanna, daughter of Christopher Hermann Unger of Neuwied, Germany, on 22 April 1851, at St Peter's, Pimlico.[1] He was the father of J. L. Joynes Jr. and the father-in-law of Henry Stephens Salt.[11]
Joynes died at Tunbridge Wells, Kent, on 29 June 1908.[2] The funeral took place on 1 July, with his remains interred in the New Cemetery. The Rev. D. J. Stather Hunt officiated at the graveside. Many wreaths were placed on the coffin, including one from Lord Kinnaird.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Joynes, James Leigh". ACAD - A Cambridge Alumni Database. Retrieved 6 August 2024.
- ^ a b c "Rev. James Leigh Joynes". Henry S. Salt Society. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b Shreeve, Simon (August 2008). "Some Old Roffensians" (PDF). The Clock Tower: The Newsletter of the Friends of Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre. No. 11. p. 34. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ a b "Death of the Rev. J. L. Joynes". Tunbridge Wells Courier. 3 July 1908. p. 7 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Rooksby, Ricky (2017). "The River and the Block". A.C. Swinburne: A Poet's Life. Abingdon: Routledge. ISBN 978-1-351-96136-3.
- ^ Benson, Arthur C. (1924). "J. L. Joynes". Memories and Friends. New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons. pp. 85–98. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Lafourcade, Georges (1932). Swinburne: A Library Biography. London: George Bell & Sons. p. 44.
- ^ Nevill, Ralph (1911). "Old Jimmy". Floreat Etona: Anecdotes and Memories of Eton College. London: Macmillan and co., Ltd. p. 287.
- ^ a b Tupper, Peter (2018). A Lover's Pinch: A Cultural History of Sadomasochism. Lanham, Maryland: Rowman & Littlefield. p. 132. ISBN 978-1-5381-1118-5.
- ^ "James Leigh Joynes ('Men of the Day. No. 382.')". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
- ^ Salt, Henry S. (July 1938). "The Early G.B.S." The Vegetarian News.
Further reading
edit- "Rev. J. L. Joynes". Eton College Chronicle. Eton. 9 July 1908. p. 304 – via Henry S. Salt Society.
- Benson, Arthur C. (1924). "J. L. Joynes". Memories and Friends. pp. 85–98.