James Lister Cuthbertson (8 May 1851 - 18 January 1910) was an Australian poet. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1... Poet is a term applied to a person who composes poetry, including extended forms such as dramatic verse. ...

James Cuthbertson was the eldest son of William Gilmour Cuthbertson and his wife, Jane Agnes Cuthbertson. He was born at Glasgow on 8 May 1851, and was educated at Trinity College, Glenalmond, Scotland, where he played in the school eleven. He studied for the Indian civil service, and having been admitted as a probationer went on to Merton College, Oxford. He failed to pass a necessary examination and was obliged to abandon the idea of a career in India. His father had in the meantime become manager of the Bank of South Australia at Adelaide, and in 1874 Cuthbertson decided to go to Australia too. May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College, Glenalmond) is the name of a private boarding school in Perthshire, Scotland for children aged between 12 and 18 years. ... Glenalmond College (formerly known as Trinity College, Glenalmond) is the name of a private boarding school in Perthshire, Scotland for children aged between 12 and 18 years. ... Royal motto: Nemo me impune lacessit (English: No one provokes me with impunity) Scotlands location within the United Kingdom Languages English, Gaelic, Scots Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow First Minister Jack McConnell Area - Total - % water Ranked 2nd UK 78,782 km² 1. ... Indian Civil Service, popularly known by its acronym ICS, was the elite civil service of the Indian Government. ... Merton College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. ... Oxford is a city and local government district in Oxfordshire, England, with a population of 134,248 (2001 census). ... Categories: Banks of Australia | Australia-related stubs ... Adelaide is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of South Australia, and is the fifth largest city in Australia with a population of almost 1. ... 1874 (MDCCCLXXIV) was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1875 he joined the staff of the Geelong Grammar School as classical master. He founded the School Quarterly, to which he contributed many poems, and the first collection of these was published at Geelong under the title Grammar School Verses in 1879, an exceedingly rare little pamphlet not listed in the bibliographies of either Serle or Miller. In 1882 he returned to England and continued his course at Oxford, graduating B.A. in 1885. He immediately returned to Australia and rejoined the staff of Geelong Grammar School. In 1893 Barwon Ballads by "C" was published in Melbourne, and at the end of 1896 Cuthbertson resigned his position. After a visit to England he lived for a period at Geelong and then near Melbourne, still occasionally sending verse to the school magazine. He died suddenly while staying with a friend at Mt Gambier on 18 January 1910. After his death a memorial edition of his poems, Barwon Ballads and School Verses, with portrait frontispiece, was published by members of the Geelong Grammar School. 1875 was a common year starting on Friday (see link for calendar). ... School arms and motto: Christus nobis factus sapientia. ... - - Nickname: City by the Bay Geography Area: 1,240 km² Coordinates: Time Zone UTC +10:00 Population (2003) 200,067 Among Australian cities: Density: persons/km² Political Mayor: Shane Dowling Governing body: City of Greater Geelong Geelong is a port city of 200,067 people (2003 census) located on Corio... 1879 (MDCCCLXXIX) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... 1882 (MDCCCLXXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... 1885 (MDCCCLXXXV) is a common year starting on Thursday. ... Melbourne is the state capital and largest city in the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-largest city in Australia (after Sydney), with a population of approximately 3. ... 1896 (MDCCCXCVI) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ... View of Mount Gambiers Main Street from the Mount. ... January 18 is the 18th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... -1...

Much of Cuthbertson's work is occasional verse, only of interest to old boys of the school he loved so much; but he sometimes wrote verse with simplicity and restraint, which gives him a place among the poets of Australia. He is represented in several anthologies. As a school-master he was a strong influence, and set standards which have become traditions of the school. (See "In Memoriam, J.L.C.", Light Blue Days, by E. A. Austin).

This article incorporates text from the public domain 1949 edition of Dictionary of Australian Biography from Project Gutenberg of Australia, which is in the public domain in Australia and the United States (Works published outside the United States before 1978 which are public domain in their home country are public domain in the United States) [1].