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PRESIDENTS OF TRINITY
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VISITOR.
The Bishop of Winchester.
PRESIDENTS.
1. Slythurst, Thomas, D.D. , president 30 May, 1556,
deprived on the accession of Q. Elizabeth 1559 ;
born in Berks. B.A. 25 Feb., 1529-30, M.A. 25
Feb., 1533-4, B.D. 21 Nov., 1543, D.D. suppld. 21
Feb., 1554-5; vicar of Chalfont St. Peter 1546, and
of Chalfont St. Giles, Bucks, 1556, canon of Windsor
1554, died a prisoner in the Tower 1560. See P'oster's
Alumni Oxonieuses 1366.
2. Yeldard, Arthur, M.A., Cambridge, president 26 Sept,, 1559; sizar of Clare Hall, Cambridge, 1544, B.A. Jan., 1547-8; fellow Pembroke Hall 1550, M.A. 1552 ; an original fellow Trinity Coll. (Oxford) 30 May, 1556, incorporated 12 Nov., 1556, B.D. suppld. 21 June, 1557, and admitted 26 June, 1563, D.D. 18 Feb., 1565-6, vice-chancellor 1580; born at Houghton Strother on the Tyne, Northum- berland, and educated as a chorister in the Benedic- tine Convent of Durham, became a master in Rotherain coll., Yorkshire, rector of Gaisington, Oxon, 1563, vicar of Much Waltham, Essex, 1572, died 1 Feb., 1598-9, buried in the college chapel, will at Oxford proved 16 April, 1599. See Al. Ox. 1701.
3. Kettell, Ralph, D.D., president 14 Feb. 1598-9. Trinity, matric. 3 April, 1579, aged 15, as of Herts, gent. ; born at King's Langley. Scholar 1579, B.A. 7 July, 1582, fellow 1583, M.A. 23 April, 1586, B.D. 11 June, 1594, D.D. 9 May, 1597, licenced to preach 29 Jan., 1604-5; rector of Avington, Hants, 1597, and of Garsington, Oxon, 1599, a member of Gray's Inn 1609, died, 7 July, 1643, buried in Garsington church, will at Oxford proved 8 May, 1644. See A I. Ox. 847 ; & Diet. Nat. Biog.
4. Potter, Hannibal, D.D. , president 8 Aug., 1643, ejected by the parliamentary visitors 1648, restored by the king's commissioners 3 Aug. , 1660 ; born at Meire. Scholar 1609, fellow 1613 ; son of Rev. Richard P., fellow of Trinity, rector of Garsington 1643. Trinity, matric. 15 May, 1607, aged 15, as of Wilts, cler. fil. , B.A. 28 Jan., 1610-11, M.A. 25 June, 1614, B.D. 19 April, 1621, licenced to preach 29 Oct., 1622, D.D. 22 June, 1630; rector of Over Worton, Oxon, 1624, and of Wootton, Northants, 1625, preacher of Gray's Inn 1635, "after being ejected from his benefices he was forced to accept of the curacy of Broomfield in Somersetshire, about £2.0 a year to earn his bread and keep himself from starving, but from this he was soon driven by the committee, for using a part of the Liturgy," died 1 Sept. , 1664, buried in the college chapel, will at Oxford dated 17 Aug., 1664. See AL. Ox. 1185.
5. Harris, Robert, B.D. , president by the visitors 13 April, 1648. Magdalen Hall, matric. 10 June, 1597, aged 16, as of Gloucestershire, pleb. , B.A. 5 June, 1600, B.D. 5 May, 1614, then 10 years in theology, created D.D. 12 April, 1648; rector of Hanwell, Oxon, 1607-42, minister of St. Botolph, Bishopsgate, one of the assembly of divines, and one of the parliamentary visitors of the university 1647, rector of Petersfield, Hants, 1648, and of Garsington, Oxon, 1648, died 12 Dec, 1658, buried in 'Trinity college chapel, will at Oxford dated 7 Dec, 1658. See Al. Ox. 658 ; & D.N.B.
6. Hawes, William, M.A., president 27 Dec, 1658, resigned 12 Sept. following year , s. Richard, of Cookham, Berks, sac. ; born at Bisham. Scholar 1637. Trinity, matric 18 March, 1635-6, aged 16, B.A. 19 Nov., 1639, fellow 1642, M.A. 20
March, 1642-3, rector of Garsington 1658, until his
death 14 Sept. , 1659, buried in the chancel of his
church, will at Oxford proved 23 Sept., 1659. See
Al. Ox. 675.
7. Ward, Seth, D.D., president 14 Sept., 1659, re- signed before 3 Aug. following, s. John, of Bunt- ingford, Herts, attorney-at-law, baptised there 15 April, 1617 ; scholar Sydney Sussex, Cambridge, 1 Dec, 1633, B.A. 1636-7, fellow, M.A. 1640; incor- porated (Wadh am) 23 Oct., 1649, D.D. 31 May, 1654 (incorporated at Cambridge 18 March, 1658-9), Savilian professor of astronomy 1649-61, rector of Garsington 1659-60, of St. Lawrence, Jewry, 1661, of U plowman, Devon, 166 1, and of St. Breock, Cornwall, 1662, precentor 1656, canon 1660, dean 1662, and bishop of Exeter 1662, bishop of Salisbury 1667, and chana 11 >r of the order of the garter 1671, until his death at Kingsbridge, 6 Jan. , 1688-9, buried in his cathedral. See A I. Ox. 1570.
( — ) Potter, Hannibal, president, restored 3 Aug., 1660, died 1 Sept., 1664. See above.
8. Bathurst, Ralph, D.Med., president 10 Sept., 1664 ; s. George, of Holthorpe, Northants, pleb. Gloucester Hall, matric. 10 Oct., 1634, aged 14 ; scholar Trinity 1637, B.A. 27 Jan. , 1637-8, fellow 1640, M.A. 17 April, 1641, B.Med. 21 June, 1653, D.Med. 21 June, 1654, vice-chancellor 1673-6 ; chaplain to Charles II. f.r.s. , rector of Garsington 1664, dean of Wells 1670, declined the bishopric of Bristol, died 14 June, 1704, M.I., buried in the college chapel, will proved at Oxford 16 June follow- ing. See Al. Ox. 87.
9. Sykes, Thomas, D. D., president 20 June, 1704. Trinity, matric. 26 Oct., 1660 (ser. ), scholar 1662, B.A. 18 Feb., 1663-4, M.A. 12 Feb., 1666-7, fellow 1667, B.D. 1677, D.D. 1692, Margaret professor of divinity 1691-1705 ; born at Bagworth, co. Leicester, canon of Worcester 1691, rector of Garsington, Oxon, 1704, until his death 14 Dec, 1705, buried in his college chapel, will at Oxford proved 16 April, 1706. See Al. Ox. 1449.
10. Dobson, William, D.D. , president 2 Jan. 1705-6; s. William, of Monks' Sherburne, Hants, minister. Trinity, matric 30 March, 1666, aged 16, scholar 1667, B.A. 1669, M.A. 1672, fellow 1676, B. and D. D. 24 Jan. , 1705-6 ; rector of Cliddesden with Farleigh, Hants, 1678-1731, vicar of Hellingley, Sussex, 1682-1707, and rector of Garsington 1706, until his death 15 June, 1731, buried in the college chapel. See Al. Ox. 409.
11. Huddesford, George, D.D., president 5 July, 1731; s. Edward, of St. Michael's, Coventry, co. Warwick, pleb. Trinity, matric. 24 May, 1715, aged 16, scholar 1716, B.A. 23 Feb., 1718-19, fellow, M.A. 1721, proctor 1729, B. and D.D. 1737, keeper of the Ash- molean museum 1730-55, vice-chancellor 1753-6 ; vicar of Cubington, co. Warwick, 1729-32, rector of Garsington, Oxon, 1731-76, of Little Kimble, Bucks, 1737-41, and of Glympton, Oxon, 1741, until he died 21 April, 1776, buried in the college chapel. See Al. Ox. ii. 703 ; & D. A .B.
12. Chapman, Joseph, D.D., president 9 May, i776;s. Joseph, of Cirencester, co. Glouc, cler. Trinity, matric. 10 Oct., 1759, aged 16, scholar 1760, B.A. 1763, M.A. 1766, fellow 1769, B.D. 1776, proctor 1775, D.D. 1777, vice-chancellor 1784-8; rector of Daglingworth, co. Gloucester, 1775-97, an d of Gar- sington, Oxon, 1776, until his death 17 Feb., 1808. See Al. Ox. ii. 239.
