George Augustus Selwyn had all the advantages of birth and education which would have made a brilliant career in England easy for him. He came of a distinguished family, and his father, a successful lawyer, was in a position to give him every educational advantage. Born in 1809, he was the second of four brothers, who all had brilliant school and college careers. His energy, his capacity for rule, his sympathy showed itself even when he was a boy. His sister says, “he was truly the family friend and counsellor, ever ready to help in all difficulties.” A specially tender tie bound him to his mother; she suffered grievously from nervous depression and he gave up much time in his holidays to ch…
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