Matthew Arnold
Eldest son of Thomas Arnold, D.D., and Mary Penrose
| Born | 1822 |
| Entered Winchester College | 1836 |
| Transferred to Rugby School | 1837 |
| Scholar of Balliol | 1840 |
| Entered Balliol College | 1841 |
| Newdigate Prizeman | 1843 |
| B.A. | 1844 |
| Fellow of Oriel | 1845 |
| Private Secretary to Lord Lansdowne | 1847 |
| Inspector of Schools | 1851 |
| Married Frances Lucy Wightman | 1851 |
| Professor of Poetry at Oxford | 1857 |
| D.C.L. | 1870 |
| Resigned Inspectorship | 1886 |
| Died | 1888 |