There won't be many Muir Mackenzies around, I guess, and sure enough Kenneth is on page 15 of the book; born on 26th June 1845, he went into the school's "Scholars' " House (Saunderites) in March 1857. Six years before Association Football was formalised in 1863.
He stayed in school until 1864 and played First XI football in 1862-3, captaining the side in his last year. He played 1st XI cricket also, leading his school team in his final season.
Remember that the school was in London at this time, in Charterhouse Square, neighbouring Smithfield Market.
Sir Kenneth became Permanent Secretary to the Lord Chancellor and was on the school's Governing Body.
Kenneth is third from left, a team photo outside the Cloisters in 1863.
After Charterhouse, he went to Balliol College, Oxford, married, continued his career in politics, going to the "Bar" in 1873, getting a peerage in 1915. He brought a team to the school to play the School XI annually. His claim to fame is playing in the first ever England v Scotland unofficial international on March 5th 1870 at the Kennington Oval. It was drawn 1-1. He died in May 1930.
His brother Montague (on team photo he is far right) followed a similar path to his brother (Charterhouse, Oxford and Law), he also played for the school and in one of the "representative internationals" for Scotland against England, on February 24th 1872. He played in goal for part of a game and interchanged with Charles Nepean, another Carthusian. England won 1-0.
John Inglis and Edward Ravenshaw, also Carthusians and Inglis representing the Wanderers too, also played in these internationals.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!
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