▁son ▁of ▁this ▁nin ete enth - century ▁Re ver end ▁John ▁Harvard ▁( 1 8 1 9 1 8 8 8 ), ▁through ▁whom ▁he ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁Thomas ▁Harvard ▁( 1 6 0 9 – 1 6 3 7 ), ▁brother ▁of ▁Harvard ▁University ▁founder ▁John ▁Harvard ▁( 1 6 0 7 – 1 6 3 8 ), ▁who ▁had ▁died ▁child less . ▁ ▁Thomas ▁M aw son ▁Harvard ' s ▁elder ▁son ▁Lion el ▁de J er sey ▁Harvard ▁( called ▁" Le o " ▁by ▁his ▁family ) ▁ ▁was ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁att ending ▁St ▁O lave ' s ▁and ▁St ▁Sav iour ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School ▁in ▁South w ark the ▁successor ▁to ▁St ▁Sav iour ' s ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁which ▁John ▁Harvard ▁had ▁himself ▁attended . ▁Also ▁like ▁John ▁Harvard , ▁many ▁in ▁Lion el ' s ▁line ▁had ▁attended ▁Em manuel ▁College , ▁Cambridge ▁and ▁become ▁minister s . ▁On ▁his ▁leaving ▁St ▁O lave ' s , ▁however , ▁the ▁family ' s ▁fin ances ▁ruled ▁out ▁any ▁amb ition ▁to ▁attend ▁Em manuel ▁College ▁himself , ▁and ▁so ▁he ▁took ▁employ ment ▁with ▁a ▁firm ▁of ▁marine ▁ins urance ▁bro k ers . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 1 0 ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁Harvard ▁al umn i ▁offered ▁to ▁under write ▁Lion el ' s ▁attend ance ▁at ▁Harvard ▁College , ▁which ▁itself ▁wa ived ▁the ▁tu ition ▁of ▁$ 1 5 0 ▁per ▁year . ▁He ▁failed