Philip Wynter Explained

Philip Wynter D.D. (1793–1871) was an English clergyman and academic.

Career

Wynter was the President of St John's College, Oxford, from 1828 to 1871,^[1] and the editor of the works of Joseph Hall.While President at St John's College, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1840 until 1844.^[2]

Family

Wynter married twice: firstly to Harriette Ann, the daughter of Capt. Henry Boyle Deane of Hurst Grove in Berkshire; secondly, to Diana Ann Taylor. He had a large family and his daughter by his second marriage, Harriette Ann, was the mother of the Liberal politician, Philip Morrell.

Notes and References

1. Book: H. E. Salter and Mary D. Lobel . A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford . . 1954 . 251–264. St. John's College . July 15, 2011.
2. Web site: Previous Vice-Chancellors . University of Oxford, UK. July 14, 2011.