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...Lionel, the only direct descendent of John Harvard's brother Thomas, hoped to attend university, but his family was unable to afford it. When Harvard President A. Lawrence Lowell, Class of 1877, learned that a descendent of John Harvard was interested in attending the school, he decided to try to help...
...Although Lionel failed his entrance examinations the first time, he tried again and passed. One year later, in 1911, he entered Harvard. The University gave him free tuition, and alumni collected enough money to pay for his expenses...
...Lionel lived in Weld 12 his freshman year, and belonged to the Signet Society and the Hasty Pudding Club. After graduating from Harvard, he returned to England, and shortly thereafter was killed in the First World War. Lionel Hall and the de Jersey Fellowship were both named in Lionel Harvard '15's honor...
...While Lionel got in with a little help from President Lowell, not too long ago another Harvard family member was not so lucky. Davis's daughter, a graduate of Cambridge University, applied to the Business School and was turned down...
...Although Lionel's Harvard stint received substantial media attention, Harvard administrators did what they could to help Harvard '69 avoid publicity. The Crimson and the local media left him alone, even when during his sophomore year he dated a Simmons College woman whose last name was Radcliffe. Harvard now lives in Peru...