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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)

Notes

1. ^ Elected but refused office
2. Election annulled
3. Styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941

See also

• List of Head Masters of Eton College

References

1. "No. 64377". The London Gazette. 24 April 2024. p. 8110.
2. "Sir Nicholas Coleridge appointed as provost of Eton College". The Independent. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 28 November 2023.
3. "Sir Nicholas Coleridge on how Eton made him the man he is today". The Telegraph.

Sources

• "Provosts of Eton since 1440". Eton College. Retrieved 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.)

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