List of Head Masters of Eton College
This is a list of Head Masters of Eton College since 1442.
Note: for explanation of alternative year dates in this list, such as '1494/5', see Old Style and New Style dates.
List[]
15th century[]
- William Westbury (1442–1447)[a]
- Richard Hopton (1447–1453)
- Thomas Forster (1453)
- Clement Smith (1453–1458)
- (1458–1467)
- Clement Smyth (1467–1470)
- Walter Barber (1470 – c. 1479)
- David Haubroke (c. 1479 – 1484)
- (1484–1485/6)
- William Horman (1485/6–1494/5)
- Edward Powell (1494/5–1496)
16th century[]
- Nicholas Bradbryg (1496–1501)
- Robert Yong (1501–1502/3)
- John Smyth (1502/3–1507)
- John Goldyve (1507–1510)
- (1510–1511)
- (1511–1515)
- (1515–1521)
- (1521–1524)
- (1524–1528)
- Richard Cox (1528–1534)
- Nicholas Udall (1534–1541/2)
- ? Smyth (1541/2–1544/5)
- (1544/5–1547)
- (1547–1555)
- (1555 – c. 1560)[b]
- William Malim (c. 1560– c. 1563)[b]
- (c. 1563 – c. 1571)
- (c. 1571 – 1579)
Hugh Blythe (c. 1579?)[c] - (1579–1583)
- (1583–1594)
17th century[]
- Richard Langley (1594–1611)
- (1611)
- (1611–1630)
- (1630–1636)
- (1636 – c. 1646)
- Nicholas Grey (c. 1646 – 1648)
- George Goad (1648)
- (1648–1654)
- (1654–1655)
- (1655–1660)
- (1660–1671)
- John Rosewell (1671–1682)
- Charles Roderick (1682–1690)
18th century[]
- (1690–1711)
- Andrew Snape (1711–1720)
- Henry Bland (1720–1728)
- William George (1728–1743)
- William Cooke (1743–1745)
- John Sumner (1745–1754)
- Edward Barnard (1754–1765)
- John Foster (1765–1773)
- Jonathan Davies (1773–1792)
19th century[]
- George Heath (1792–1802)
- Joseph Goodall (1802–1809)
- John Keate (1809–1834)
- Edward Craven Hawtrey (1834–1853)
- Charles Old Goodford (1853–1862)
- Edward Balston (1862–1868)
- James John Hornby (1868–1884)
20th century[]
- Edmond Warre (1884–1905)
- Edward Lyttelton (1905–1916)
- Cyril Alington (1916–1933)
- Claude Aurelius Elliott (1933–1949)
- Robert Birley (1949–1964)
- Anthony Chenevix-Trench (1964–1970)
- Michael McCrum (1970–1980)
- Eric Anderson (1980–1994)
21st century[]
- John Lewis (1994–2002)
- Tony Little (2002–2015)
- Simon Henderson (2015–present)
See also[]
- List of Provosts of Eton College
- Master in College
Notes[]
- ^ William Waynflete was traditionally reckoned as the first Head Master of Eton, serving for a brief period preceding Westbury in 1442, but modern scholarship does not support this claim. Waynflete did, however, become Provost of the college shortly afterwards.[1]
- ^ a b Clutton-Brock begins Malim's term in 1555.[2]
- ^ Blythe is listed by Clutton-Brock, but not included in the school's official list.[2]
References[]
Sources[]
- "Head Masters of Eton since 1442". Eton College. Archived from the original on 24 May 2014.
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