Francis Johnson (academic)
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Francis Johnson was an Oxford
academic and administrator. He was Master
of University College, Oxford
.
Johnson was Master during the Commonwealth of England
. On 5 May 1660, Charles II
was declared King in the Restoration
. On 1 August 1660, Johnson had to defend his position as Master of University College. He stated "hee was putt in Master there by Oliver Lord Protector
and the Lords and Commons" [sic]. Johnson's protestations were to no available and he was replaced by Thomas Walker
, who had been Master previously before the Commonwealth. Shortly after, Thomas Radcliffe, Obadiah Walker
, and Abraham Woodhead
, who had been expelled from the College in 1648, were reinstated, and four of the current Fellows were expelled.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
academic and administrator. He was Master
Master (college)
A Master is the title of the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford and the University of Cambridge .- See also :* Master A Master (or in female form Mistress) is the title of the head of some...
of University College, Oxford
University College, Oxford
.University College , is a constituent college of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2009 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £110m...
.
Johnson was Master during the Commonwealth of England
Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland...
. On 5 May 1660, Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
was declared King in the Restoration
English Restoration
The Restoration of the English monarchy began in 1660 when the English, Scottish and Irish monarchies were all restored under Charles II after the Interregnum that followed the Wars of the Three Kingdoms...
. On 1 August 1660, Johnson had to defend his position as Master of University College. He stated "hee was putt in Master there by Oliver Lord Protector
Oliver Cromwell
Oliver Cromwell was an English military and political leader who overthrew the English monarchy and temporarily turned England into a republican Commonwealth, and served as Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland....
and the Lords and Commons" [sic]. Johnson's protestations were to no available and he was replaced by Thomas Walker
Thomas Walker (academic)
Thomas Walker was an Oxford academic and administrator. He was twice Master of University College, Oxford.Walker was a Fellow at St John's College, Oxford...
, who had been Master previously before the Commonwealth. Shortly after, Thomas Radcliffe, Obadiah Walker
Obadiah Walker
Obadiah Walker was an English academic and Master of University College, Oxford from 1676 to 1688.-Life:Walker was born at Darfield near Barnsley, South Yorkshire, and was educated at University College, Oxford, becoming a fellow and tutor of this College and a prominent figure in University circles...
, and Abraham Woodhead
Abraham Woodhead
Abraham Woodhead was an English writer on Catholicism.-Life:Born at Almondbury, West Yorkshire, he died at Hoxton in Middlesex. He was educated at University College, Oxford, entering in 1624, becoming fellow in 1633, and proctor in 1641...
, who had been expelled from the College in 1648, were reinstated, and four of the current Fellows were expelled.