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List of provosts of Eton College

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The provost is the chairman of the governing body of Eton College. He is chosen by the Crown and is assisted by a vice-provost and ten fellows.

Provosts of Eton

15th century

  • Henry Sever (1440–1442)
  • William Waynflete (1442–1447)
  • John Clerk (1447)
  • William Westbury (1447–1477) Thomas Barker (1447)

16th century

  • Henry Bost (1477–1504)
  • Roger Lupton (1504–1535)
  • Roger Aldrich (1535–1547)
  • Sir Thomas Smith (1547–1554)
  • Henry Cole (1554–1559)
  • William Bill (1559–1561) Richard Bruerne (1561)
  • William Day (1561–1596)

17th century

  • Sir Henry Savile (1596–1622)
  • Sir Thomas Murray (1622–1623)
  • Sir Henry Wotton (1624–1639)
  • Richard Steward (1639–1644)
  • Francis Rous (1644–1659)
  • Nicholas Lockyer (1659–1660)
  • Nicholas Monck (1660–1661)
  • John Meredith (1662–1665)
  • Richard Allestree (1665–1680)
  • Zachary Cradock (1681–1695)

18th century

  • Henry Godolphin (1695–1732)
  • Henry Bland (1733–1746) previously Head Master 1720–1728
  • Stephen Sleech (1746–1765)
  • Edward Barnard (1765–1781) previously Head Master 1754–1765
  • William Hayward Roberts (1781–1791)

19th century

  • Jonathan Davies (1791–1809) previously Head Master 1773–1792
  • Joseph Goodall (1809–1840) previously Head Master 1802–1809 John Lonsdale (1840)
  • Francis Hodgson (1840–1853)
  • Edward Craven Hawtrey (1853–1862) previously Head Master 1834–1853
  • Charles Old Goodford (1862–1884) previously Head Master 1853–1862

20th century

  • James John Hornby (1884–1909) previously Head Master 1868–1884
  • Edmond Warre (1909–1918) previously Head Master 1884–1905
  • Montague Rhodes James (1918–1936)
  • Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood (1936–1944)
  • Sir Henry Marten (1945–1949)
  • Sir Claude Aurelius Elliott (1949–1965) previously Head Master 1933–1949
  • Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia (1965–1978)
  • Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield (1978–1991)
  • Sir Antony Acland (1991–2000)

21st century

  • Sir Eric Anderson (2000–2009) previously Head Master 1980–1994
  • William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (2009–2024)
  • Sir Nicholas Coleridge (2024–present)

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References

Sources

  • Reddall, Henry Frederic. School-boy Life in Merrie England. New York: Phillips & Hunt; 1888. Pg.95. Print. (List of Provosts of Eton from 1440–1888.)

References

  1. {{London Gazette. (24 April 2024)
  2. (2023-10-02). "Sir Nicholas Coleridge appointed as provost of Eton College".
  3. "Sir Nicholas Coleridge on how Eton made him the man he is today". The Telegraph.
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