Complex sentence: Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866) was born at Chester; eminent as a master at Rugby under Dr. Arnold, and as head-master at Marlborough College and figures as "the young master" in "Tom Brown's Schooldays".
Split into simpler sentences: Bishop George Edward Lynch Cotton (1813-1866) was born at Chester; eminent as a master at Rugby under Dr. Arnold, and as head-master at Marlborough College. He figures as "the young master" in "Tom Brown's Schooldays".