William Thornton (academic)
William Thornton (died 1707) was Principal of Hart Hall, later Hertford College, Oxford, from 1688 until his death in 1707.
Background[]
William Thornton was the son of William Thornton of Milborne Port in Somerset. He was educated at Sherborne,[1] and Wadham College, Oxford of which he became a Fellow in 1667 and Sub-Warden in 1676.
References[]
- ^ "The Sherborne Register 1550-1950" (PDF). Old Shirbirnian Society. Retrieved 8 February 2019.
Categories:
- 17th-century births
- 1707 deaths
- Alumni of Wadham College, Oxford
- People from West Somerset (district)
- People educated at Sherborne School
- People from Somerset
- Principals of Hart Hall, Oxford