Nathaniel L. Clapton

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Nathaniel Langford Clapton (1 September 1903 – 23 January 1967), the only son of Nathaniel Clapton, ironmonger's manager, of St Dunstan's Crescent, Worcester, was a prominent schoolmaster.

He attended the Royal Grammar School Worcester, before gaining a scholarship to Hertford College, Oxford, where he gained first class honours in Mathematical Moderations in 1923 and in the Final Honour School of Mathematics in 1925.

He was successively Senior Mathematics Master at Watford Grammar School for Boys and The Glasgow Academy. He became Headmaster of Boteler Grammar School, Warrington,{{cite news | url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=2507&dat=19430429&id=5jRAAAAAIBAJ&sjid=TVkMAAAAIBAJ&pg=3118,6290364 | title=Aberdeen Headmastership | date=1943 | agency=Glasgow Herald | accessdate=13 November 2014}} in September 1940, and was appointed Headmaster of King Edward VII School, Sheffield, in 1950.

He retired on health grounds in July 1965 and died on 23 January 1967.{{cite web | url=http://oldedwardians.org.uk/nlc/articles/KingTedsJCC.pdf | title=King Ted's | date=2005 | accessdate=13 November 2014 | author=John Cornwell | pages=283}}