List of provosts of Eton College

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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

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### 15th century

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* Henry Sever (1440–1442)
* William Waynflete (1442–1447)
* John Clerk (1447)
* William Westbury (1447–1477)
Thomas Barker (1447)[a]

### 16th century

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* 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)[b]
* William Day (1561–1596)

### 17th century

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* 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

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* 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

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* Jonathan Davies (1791–1809) previously Head Master 1773–1792
* Joseph Goodall (1809–1840) previously Head Master 1802–1809
John Lonsdale (1840)[a]
* 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

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* 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)[c]
* 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

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* Sir Eric Anderson (2000–2009)
* William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (2009–2024)
* Sir Nicholas Coleridge (2024–present)[1][2][3]

### Notes

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

## See also

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* List of Head Masters of Eton College

## References

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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

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* "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.)