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 Fellow
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Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
. He is chosen by the Crown
The Crown
The Crown is a corporation sole that in the Commonwealth realms and any provincial or state sub-divisions thereof represents the legal embodiment of governance, whether executive, legislative, or judicial...
and is assisted by a Vice-Provost and ten Fellow
Fellow
A fellow in the broadest sense is someone who is an equal or a comrade. The term fellow is also used to describe a person, particularly by those in the upper social classes. It is most often used in an academic context: a fellow is often part of an elite group of learned people who are awarded...
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Provosts of Eton
- Henry Sever 1440–1442
- William WaynfleteWilliam WaynfleteWilliam Waynflete , born William Patten, was Bishop of Winchester from 1447 to 1486, and Lord Chancellor of England from 1456 to 1460. He is best remembered as the founder of Magdalen College and Magdalen College School in Oxford....
1442–1447 - John Clerk 1447
- William Westbury 1447
- Thomas Barker 1477 (elected but refused office)
- Henry Bost 1477–1504
- Roger LuptonRoger LuptonRoger Lupton was born in the Parish of Sedbergh in the year 1456. In 1483, he was awarded a Bachelor of Canon Law degree from King's College, Cambridge, and Doctor of Canon law in 1504....
1504–1535 - Roger Aldrich 1535–1547
- Sir Thomas Smith 1547–1554
- Henry ColeHenry Cole (priest)Henry Cole was an English Roman Catholic churchman and academic.-Life:...
1554–1559 - William Bill 1559–1561
- Richard BruerneRichard Bruerne-Life:A Fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, and of Eton College, received the degree of B.D. in 1547, and the next year was appointed Regius professor of Hebrew in the university of Oxford...
1561 (election annulled) - William DayWilliam Day (bishop)William Day was an English clergyman, Provost of Eton College for many years, and at the end of his life Bishop of Winchester.-Life:...
1561–1596 - Sir Henry SavileSir Henry SavileSir Henry Savile was an English scholar, Warden of Merton College, Oxford, and Provost of Eton.-Life:He was the son of Henry Savile of Bradley, near Halifax in Yorkshire, England, a member of an old county family, the Saviles of Methley, and of his wife Elizabeth, daughter of Robert Ramsden.He was...
1596–1622 - Sir Thomas Murray 1622–1623
- Sir Henry WottonHenry WottonSir Henry Wotton was an English author and diplomat. He is often quoted as saying, "An ambassador is an honest gentleman sent to lie abroad for the good of his country." -Life:The son of Thomas Wotton , brother of Edward Wotton, 1st Baron Wotton, and grandnephew of the diplomat...
1624–1639 - Richard StewardRichard StewardRichard Steward or Stewart was an English royalist churchman, clerk of the closet to Charles I and designated Dean of St. Paul's and Westminster, though not able to take up his position because of the wartime circumstances.-Life:...
1639–1644 - Francis RousFrancis RousFrancis Rous or Rouse was an English politician and a prominent Puritan. He was also Provost of Eton, and wrote several theological and devotional works.-Early life:...
1644–1659 - Nicholas LockyerNicholas LockyerNicholas Lockyer was an English clergyman and Independent minister, a close supporter of Oliver Cromwell and Provost of Eton College, and later an ejected minister and nonconformist.-Life:...
1659–1660 - Nicholas MonckNicholas MonckNicholas Monck was bishop of Hereford and provost of Eton. He was the younger brother of George Monck, 1st Duke of Albemarle....
1660–1662 - John Meredith 1662–1665
- Richard AllestreeRichard AllestreeRichard Allestree or Allestry was a Royalist churchman and provost of Eton College from 1665.-Life:The son of Robert Allestree, descended from an old Derbyshire family, he was born at Uppington in Shropshire. He was educated at Coventry and later at Christ Church, Oxford, under Richard Busby...
1665–1680 - Zachary Cradock 1681–1695
- Henry GodolphinHenry GodolphinHenry Godolphin was an English Provost of Eton College and Dean of St. Paul's Cathedral, a position in which he clashed with Sir Christopher Wren in the period when the new cathedral had reached the finishing touches.-Life:...
1695–1732 - Henry Bland 1733–1746
- Stephen Sleech 1746–1765
- Edward BarnardEdward Barnard (provost)-Life:Barnard was the son of a Bedfordshire clergyman. He was on the foundation at Eton, but, becoming superannuated, entered at St. John's College, Cambridge, where he became B.A. 1736, M.A. 1742, B.D. 1760, and D.D. 1766. He was fellow of his college from March 1743-4 to 1766...
1765–1781 - William Hayward Roberts 1781–1791
- Jonathan Davies 1791–1809
- Joseph Goodall 1809–1840
- John LonsdaleJohn LonsdaleThe Right Reverend John Lonsdale was the third Principal of King's College London who later served as Bishop of Lichfield....
1840 (elected but refused office) - Francis HodgsonFrancis HodgsonFrancis Hodgson , was a reforming Provost of Eton, educator, cleric, writer of verse, and friend of Byron....
1840–1853 - Edward Craven HawtreyEdward Craven HawtreyEdward Craven Hawtrey was an English educationalist.He was born at Burnham in Norfolk, the son of the vicar of the parish. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, and in 1814 was appointed assistant master at Eton under Dr John Keate...
1853–1862 - Charles Old GoodfordCharles Old GoodfordCharles Old Goodford was an English headmaster, provost of Eton College.Goodford was the second son of John Goodford of Chilton-Cantelo, Somersetshire, who died in 1835, by Charlotte, fourth daughter of Montague Cholmeley of Easton, Lincolnshire...
1862–1884 - James John HornbyJames John HornbyJohn James Hornby C.V.O. was an English rower, and headmaster of Eton College from 1868 to 1884.-Early life:...
1884–1909 - Edmond WarreEdmond WarreEdmond Warre C.V.O. was an English rower and headmaster of Eton College from 1884-1905.Warre was born in London, the son of Henry Warre, of Bindon House, near Wellington. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he had a distinguished career, taking a double first...
1909–1918 - Montague Rhodes James 1918–1936
- Lord Hugh CecilHugh Cecil, 1st Baron QuickswoodHugh Richard Heathcote Gascoyne-Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood PC , styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941, was a British Conservative Party politician.-Background and education:...
(Lord Quickswood from 1941) 1936–1944 - Sir Henry MartenHenry Marten (educator)Sir Henry Kennett Marten KCVO was the Provost of Eton and the private tutor of Queen Elizabeth II....
1945–1949 - Sir Claude Aurelius ElliottClaude Aurelius ElliottSir Claude Aurelius Elliott OBE, MA, was Head Master of Eton College at Windsor in Berkshire, and was later Provost at the same school.-Early life:...
1949–1965 - Harold Caccia, Baron CacciaHarold Caccia, Baron CacciaHarold Anthony Caccia, Baron Caccia, GCMG, GCVO, GCStJ was a British diplomat....
1965–1978 - Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of AmisfieldMartin Charteris, Baron Charteris of AmisfieldMartin Michael Charles Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield, GCB, GCVO, OBE, QSO, PC was a courtier of Queen Elizabeth II....
1978–1991 - Sir Antony Acland 1991–2000
- Sir Eric AndersonWilliam Eric Kinloch AndersonSir William "Eric" Kinloch Anderson, , was Provost of Eton College from September 2000 – 30 January 2009.Anderson was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and gained a MA degree in English at the University of St. Andrews...
2000–2009 - William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North HillWilliam Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North HillWilliam Arthur Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill, PC , is an English Conservative politician who served in the Cabinet from 1990 until 1997 and is a Life Member of the Tory Reform Group. He is now a life peer. Lord Waldegrave is also the Chairman of the Rhodes Trust and the Chairman of...
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