▁Sand ▁G nats ▁players ▁Category : B ingham ton ▁M ets ▁players ▁Category : B uff alo ▁B isons ▁( min or ▁league ) ▁players ▁Category : B ridge port ▁Blue fish ▁players ▁Category : S om erset ▁Patri ots ▁players <0x0A> </s> ▁Sir ▁William ▁D erek ▁P att inson ▁( 3 1 ▁March ▁ 1 9 3 0 ▁– ▁ 1 0 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 6 ) ▁was ▁Secretary - General ▁of ▁the ▁General ▁Syn od ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁from ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁until ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁P att inson ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Bar row - in - F urn ess , ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Thomas ▁William ▁P att inson ▁( 1 8 9 8 – 1 9 7 0 ) ▁a ▁civil ▁servant ▁and ▁Elizabeth ▁P att inson ▁n ée ▁Burg ess ▁( 1 8 9 5 – 1 9 8 6 ) ▁a ▁primary ▁school ▁teacher . ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁the ▁County ▁Gram mar ▁School , ▁White h aven ▁and ▁at ▁The ▁Queen ' s ▁College , ▁Oxford , ▁where , ▁despite ▁having ▁won ▁the ▁Stan ho pe ▁Historical ▁Ess ay ▁Prize , ▁he ▁obtained ▁only ▁Second ▁Class ▁in ▁the ▁Final ▁Hon our ▁School ▁of ▁Modern ▁History . ▁He ▁received ▁the ▁degree ▁of ▁Bach elor ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 2 ▁and ▁Master ▁of ▁Arts ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁England ▁since ▁his