List of Wardens of New College, Oxford
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Warden (college)
A warden is the head of some colleges and other educational institutions. This applies especially at some colleges and institutions at the University of Oxford:* All Souls College* Greyfriars* Keble College* Merton College* New College* Nuffield College...
of New College, Oxford
New College, Oxford
New College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom.- Overview :The College's official name, College of St Mary, is the same as that of the older Oriel College; hence, it has been referred to as the "New College of St Mary", and is now almost always...
. The Warden is the college's principal, responsible for its academic leadership, chairing its governing body, and representing it in the outside world.
- 1379–1389: Nicholas Wykeham
- 1389–1996: Thomas Cranley
- 1396–1403: Richard Malford
- 1403–1429: John Bowke
- 1429–1435: William Estcourt
- 1435–1454: Nicholas Ossulbury
- 1454–1475: Thomas ChaundlerThomas ChaundlerThomas Chaundler was an English playwright and illustrator.A manuscript at Trinity College, Cambridge depicts Chaundler presenting one of his plays to the Bishop of Bath, Thomas Beckynton, in 1460....
- 1475–1494: Walter Hyll
- 1494–1520: William Porter
- 1520–1521: John Rede
- 1521–1526: John Young
- 1526–1542: John London
- 1542–1551: Dr Henry ColeHenry Cole (priest)Henry Cole was an English Roman Catholic churchman and academic.-Life:...
- In 1547, Thomas HardingThomas Harding (1516-1572)Thomas Harding was an English Roman Catholic priest and controversialist.-Life:...
was named Warden by King Edward VIEdward VI of EnglandEdward VI was the King of England and Ireland from 28 January 1547 until his death. He was crowned on 20 February at the age of nine. The son of Henry VIII and Jane Seymour, Edward was the third monarch of the Tudor dynasty and England's first monarch who was raised as a Protestant...
- In 1547, Thomas Harding
- 1551–1553: Ralph Skinner
- 1553–1573: Dr Thomas Whyte, or White
- In 1556, John HarpsfieldJohn Harpsfield-Life:Harpsfield was educated in Winchester College and New College, Oxford . He was perpetual fellow of New College from 1534 until 1551 and was appointed the first Regius Professor of Greek...
was elected Warden but did not assume the office.
- In 1556, John Harpsfield
On 9 November 1556 he was elected warden of New College, but did not take up office
- 1573–1599: Martin Culpepper
- 1599–1613: George Ryves
- 1613–1617: Dr Arthur LakeArthur Lake, Bishop of Bath and WellsArthur Lake was Bishop of Bath and Wells and a translator of the King James Version of The Bible.Arthur Lake was born in Southampton in September 1569 the son of Almeric Lake. He attended King Edward VI School, Southampton until he was twelve and on 28 December 1581 he was elected a scholar of...
- 1617–1647: Robert Pinck
- 1647–1648: Henry Stringer
- 1649–1658: George Marshall (intruded by the Parliamentary Commissioners)
- 1658–1675: Michael Woodward
- 1675–1679: John NicholasJohn Nicholas (academic)John Nicholas D.D. was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.Nicholas was elected Warden of New College, Oxford in 1675, a post he held until 1679....
- 1679–1701: Henry Beeston
- 1701–1703: Richard Traffles
- 1703–1712: Thomas BrathwaitThomas BrathwaitThomas Brathwait D.D. was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.Brathwait was elected Warden of New College, Oxford in 1702, a post he held until 1712....
- 1712–1720: John Cobb
- 1720–1724: John Dobson
- 1725–1730: Henry Bigg
- 1730–1740: John Coxed
- 1740–1764: John Purnell
- 1764–1768: Thomas Hayward
- 1768–1794: John Oglander
- 1794–1822: Samuel Gauntlett
- 1822–1840: Philip Nicholas ShuttleworthPhilip Nicholas ShuttleworthPhilip Nicholas Shuttleworth was an English churchman and academic, Warden of New College, Oxford from 1822 and Bishop of Chichester.-Life:...
- 1840–1860: Rev. David Williams
- 1860–1903: James Edwards SewellJames Edwards SewellJames Edwards Sewell , Warden of New College, Oxford, was educated at Winchester College and New College.In 1830, he became a Fellow of New College, and practically passed the rest of his life there, being elected to the headship in 1860 The first University Commission had just released the...
- 1903–1924: William Archibald SpoonerWilliam Archibald SpoonerWilliam Archibald Spooner was a famous Oxford don whose name is given to the linguistic phenomenon of spoonerism.-Biography:...
- 1925–1940: Herbert FisherHerbert FisherHerbert Albert Laurens Fisher OM, FRS, PC was an English historian, educator, and Liberal politician. He served as President of the Board of Education in David Lloyd George's 1916 to 1922 coalition government....
- 1944–1958: Alic Halford SmithAlic Halford SmithAlic Halford Smith was a British philosopher and Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University.Alic Smith was educated at Dulwich College in south London and New College, Oxford. He began his career at the Scottish Office . Subsequently, he was a Fellow at New College, where he was tutor in philosophy ,...
- 1958–1976: Sir William HayterWilliam Goodenough HayterSir William Goodenough Hayter, 1st Baronet PC, QC was a British barrister and Whig politician. He is best remembered for his two tenures as Parliamentary Secretary to the Treasury between 1850 and 1852 and 1853 and 1858.- Background and education:Born at Winterbourne Stoke, Wiltshire, Hayter was...
- 1976–1985: Dr Arthur Hafford Cooke
- 1985–1996: Harvey McGregorHarvey McGregorHarvey McGregor QC DCL is a British lawyer and Queen's Counsel and was Warden of New College, Oxford, from 1985 to 1996.-Early life:...
QCQueen's CounselQueen's Counsel , known as King's Counsel during the reign of a male sovereign, are lawyers appointed by letters patent to be one of Her [or His] Majesty's Counsel learned in the law... - 1996–2009: Alan RyanAlan RyanAlan James Ryan, FBA was Warden of New College, Oxford, and Professor of Politics at the University of Oxford and currently a lecturer at Princeton University....
- 2009–: Sir Curtis PriceCurtis PriceProfessor Sir Curtis Alexander Price, KBE has been Warden of New College, Oxford since October 2009. He was previously Principal of the Royal Academy of Music from 1995 to 2008 and Professor of Music in the University of London.Price was raised in Charleston, Illinois and received his...