Hardwicke Rawnsley who had been his secretary and was also an author. She completed his biography, published by Maclehose, Jackson & Co in 1923. Rawnsley died at his home in Grasmere and is buried in the churchyard of his former parish, St. Kentigern's, Crosthwaite. He bequeathed Allan Bank to the National Trust, with Eleanor living there until her death in 1959. In its obituary notice, "The Times" said of him, "It is no exaggeration to say – and it is much to say of anyone – that England would be a much duller and less healthy and happy country if he had
Andrew Rawnsley in "The Observer" from 21 February and published in book form on 1 March 2010. It attracted controversy by alleging that the prime minister, Gordon Brown, physically attacked members of his staff. An expanded paperback edition, taking the story up to the day of Gordon Brown's resignation after the 2010 general election, was published on 30 September 2010. In 1990 he married Jane Hall in Cambridge. They have three daughters: Olivia, Jessica and Cordelia (born October 1991, January 1994 and March 1997). Rawnsley became a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts in 2001. Andrew Rawnsley Andrew Nicholas James Rawnsley