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 John Brocklesby was a professor at Trinity College and served as acting [[presidents|president]] on four different occasions in the nineteenth century. John Brocklesby was a professor at Trinity College and served as acting [[presidents|president]] on four different occasions in the nineteenth century.
  
-Brocklesby, born near Birmingham, England in 1811, arrived in the United States with his father in 1820. He received his B.A. from [[washington_college|Washington College]] (now Trinity College) (Hartford, CT) in 1835, followed by a Masters from the same institution 10 years later. In between, he tutored Mathematics and studied law at Yale Law School, graduating with a LL.D. in 1835. He practiced law in [[hartford|Hartford]] between June 1840 and December 1841.+Brocklesby, born near Birmingham, England in 1811, arrived in the United States with his father in 1820. He received his B.A. from [[washington_college|Washington College]] (now Trinity College) ([[hartford|Hartford]], CT) in 1835, followed by a Masters from the same institution 10 years later. In between, he tutored Mathematics and studied law at Yale Law School, graduating with a LL.D. in 1835. He practiced law in Hartford between June 1840 and December 1841.
  
-[{{:brocklesby_john.jpg?350 |John Brocklesby, ca. 1873. Photo credit: Trinity College Archives}}]+[{{:brocklesby_john.jpg?350 |John Brocklesby, ca. 1873. Photo credit: [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34505992|Trinity College Archives]]}}]
  
 Starting in January 1842, Brocklesby taught mathematics and natural philosophy at Trinity College. He lectured on electricity and magnetism. In 1846, he took weather readings for Trinity's new weather station and sent weekly reports (of temperature, daily rainfall, hours of sunlight, etc.) to the //Hartford Times// and //Hartford Courant//. On one occasion, students fooled him by pouring water into his rainfall gauge, making him think that that was the amount of rain which had fallen. Starting in January 1842, Brocklesby taught mathematics and natural philosophy at Trinity College. He lectured on electricity and magnetism. In 1846, he took weather readings for Trinity's new weather station and sent weekly reports (of temperature, daily rainfall, hours of sunlight, etc.) to the //Hartford Times// and //Hartford Courant//. On one occasion, students fooled him by pouring water into his rainfall gauge, making him think that that was the amount of rain which had fallen.
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 John's son, William Claiborne Brocklesby, graduated from Trinity College in 1869 and later became an architect. John Brocklesby became Professor Emeritus in 1882. He died in Hartford on June 21, 1889. John's son, William Claiborne Brocklesby, graduated from Trinity College in 1869 and later became an architect. John Brocklesby became Professor Emeritus in 1882. He died in Hartford on June 21, 1889.
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