▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁between ▁ 1 9 1 1 – 1 9 2 5 . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁education ▁ ▁Sel by - Big ge ▁was ▁born ▁at ▁Oak wood ▁House ▁in ▁Be cken ham , ▁Kent , ▁the ▁second ▁son ▁of ▁Charles ▁Sel by ▁Big ge ▁, ▁of ▁Long h ors ley , ▁North umber land , ▁and ▁Kath arina ▁O gle . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁Win chester ▁College , ▁followed ▁by ▁Christ ▁Church , ▁Oxford , ▁where ▁he ▁earned ▁a ▁B . A . ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁with ▁first - class ▁hon ours ▁in ▁Liter ae ▁human ior es . ▁He ▁was ▁elected ▁a ▁Fellow ▁of ▁University ▁College , ▁Oxford ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁t utor ▁in ▁philosophy ▁for ▁several ▁years . ▁He ▁published ▁multiple ▁works ▁on ▁the ▁do ctr ines ▁of ▁British ▁moral ists ▁and ▁edited ▁their ▁works , ▁including ▁David ▁H ume ' s ▁A ▁Tre at ise ▁of ▁Human ▁Nature ▁ ▁and ▁An ▁En qu iry ▁Conc ern ing ▁Human ▁Under standing , ▁with ▁full ▁index . ▁He ▁earned ▁an ▁M . A . ▁from ▁University ▁College ▁in ▁ 1 8 8 6 . ▁ ▁Career ▁Sel by - Big ge ▁was ▁called ▁to ▁the ▁Bar ▁at ▁the ▁Inner ▁Temple ▁in ▁ 1 8 9 1 . ▁Three ▁years ▁later , ▁he ▁began ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁civil ▁service ▁as ▁Ass istant ▁Char ity ▁Commission er ▁( 1 8 9 4 – 1 9 0 2