John Wills (academic administrator) explained

John Wills (1741 – 16 June 1806) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

John Wills, the only son of John Wills, was born in Seaborough.^[1] He matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford in 1758, aged 17, graduating B.A. 1761, M.A. 1765, B.D. & D.D. 1783. He became a Fellow of Hertford College in 1765.

In the church, Wills was appointed rector of Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire in 1778, and Seaborough in 1779.^[1]

Wills was elected Warden of Wadham College, Oxford on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.^[2] While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.^{[3] [4]}

Wills was a significant benefactor to Wadham College.^[1]

Notes and References

1. Wills, John. Seccombe. Thomas. 62.
2. Book: Salter, H. E. . Lobel, Mary D. . A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford . . 1954 . 279–287 . Wadham College . July 15, 2011.
3. Web site: Previous Vice-Chancellors. University of Oxford, UK. July 15, 2011. 19 April 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140419085125/https://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. dead.
4. Book: The Oxford University Calendar . . 1836 . 31 . https://books.google.com/books?id=YboUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA31 . Vice Chancellors from the year 1780 . July 15, 2011.