Richard Harris (college principal) explained

Richard Harris (fl. 1558 – 1595) was an academic at the University of Oxford and clergyman in the sixteenth century.

Life

Harris, from Herefordshire, obtained his B.A. degree from Oxford University on 3 November 1558 and his M.A. degree on 26 June 1562. He was appointed rector of Kentchurch, Herefordshire in 1571 and became a canon of Hereford Cathedral in 1575. He was principal of Brasenose College, Oxford, from 1573/4 to 1595.[1] During this time, he was appointed by the royal charter of 1589 as one of the Commissioners to draw up statutes for Jesus College, Oxford.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Book: Foster, Joseph. Joseph Foster (genealogist)

    . Joseph Foster (genealogist). Alumni Oxonienses: The Members of the University of Oxford, 1500–1714. 978-1-85506-843-8. 1891–1892. Bloomsbury Publishing Plc .

  2. The Early History of Jesus College, Oxford 1571 - 1603. Allen. Brigid. Oxoniensia. LXIII. 1998. 116 - 117. 16 August 2010.