# Mr. Floyd — Jacob's Room character guide

> Mr. Floyd in Jacob's Room by Virginia Woolf.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** old Mr. Floyd, Dear Mr. Floyd, poor Mr. Floyd

**First appearance:** 0000-i

## Who they are

A clergyman who tutors Jacob and later proposes to Betty Flanders.

## Relationships

### [Jacob Flanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jacob_flanders)

_social_

Mr. Floyd is Jacob's former tutor, who maintains a distant, respectful interest in Jacob's development and family.

### [Jacob Flanders](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/characters/jacob_flanders)

_social_

Mr. Floyd is Jacob's former tutor, who maintains a distant, respectful interest in Jacob's development and family.

## In the story

### [Chapter II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/jacobs_room_se/chapters/ii)

A clergyman who proposed to Betty Flanders but was rejected; he later leaves the village, marries Miss Wimbush, and becomes Principal of Maresfield House.

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