List of provosts of Eton College explained

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 fellows.

Provosts of Eton

15th century

• Henry Sever (1440–1442)
• William Waynflete (1442–1447)
• John Clerk (1447)
• William Westbury (1447–1477)
  Thomas Barker (1447)

16th century

• Henry Bost (1477 - 1504)
• Roger Lupton (1504 - 1535)
• Roger Aldrich (1535 - 1547)
• Sir Thomas Smith (1547 - 1554)
• Henry Cole (1554 - 1559)
• William Bill (1559 - 1561)
  Richard Bruerne (1561)
• William Day (1561 - 1596)

17th century

• Sir Henry Savile (1596 - 1622)
• Sir Thomas Murray (1622 - 1623)
• Sir Henry Wotton (1624 - 1639)
• Richard Steward (1639 - 1644)
• Francis Rous (1644 - 1659)
• Nicholas Lockyer (1659 - 1660)
• Nicholas Monck (1660 - 1661)
• John Meredith (1662 - 1665)
• Richard Allestree (1665 - 1680)
• Zachary Cradock (1681 - 1695)

18th century

• Henry Godolphin (1695 - 1732)
• Henry Bland (1733 - 1746) previously Head Master 1720–1728
• Stephen Sleech (1746 - 1765)
• Edward Barnard (1765 - 1781) previously Head Master 1754–1765
• William Hayward Roberts (1781 - 1791)

19th century

• Jonathan Davies (1791 - 1809) previously Head Master 1773–1792
• Joseph Goodall (1809 - 1840) previously Head Master 1802–1809
  John Lonsdale (1840)
• Francis Hodgson (1840 - 1853)
• Edward Craven Hawtrey (1853 - 1862) previously Head Master 1834–1853
• Charles Old Goodford (1862 - 1884) previously Head Master 1853–1862

20th century

• James John Hornby (1884 - 1909) previously Head Master 1868–1884
• Edmond Warre (1909 - 1918) previously Head Master 1884–1905
• Montague Rhodes James (1918 - 1936)
• Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood (1936 - 1944)
• Sir Henry Marten (1945 - 1949)
• Sir Claude Aurelius Elliott (1949 - 1965) previously Head Master 1933–1949
• Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia (1965 - 1978)
• Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield (1978 - 1991)
• Sir Antony Acland (1991 - 2000)

21st century

• Sir Eric Anderson (2000 - 2009)
• William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (2009 - 2024)
• Sir Nicholas Coleridge (2024 - present)^{[1] [2]}

Notes

See also

• List of Head Masters of Eton College

Sources

• Web site: Provosts of Eton since 1440. Eton College. 20 March 2016.

• Reddall, Henry Frederic. School-boy Life in Merrie England. New York: Phillips & Hunt; 1888. Pg.95. Print. (List of Provosts of Eton from 1440–1888.)

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2023-10-02 . Sir Nicholas Coleridge appointed as provost of Eton College . 2023-11-28 . The Independent . en.
2. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2023/10/05/nicholas-coleridge-eton-provost/