Henry Boyd (1831 – 4 March 1922) was a British clergyman, academic, and administrator at the
University of Oxford.[1]
Boyd attained a
BA degree from
Hertford College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1854 and was
perpetual curate at
St Mark's, Victoria Docks in
Silvertown,
London, from 1862 to 1874. He became a
Fellow at Hertford College in 1872 and
Principal from 1877 to 1922. He was a friend of James Duncan (Sugar refiner, art collector), together they helped to improve the working conditions in London’s East End during the 1870s.[2] He commissioned the architect
Sir Thomas Jackson to enlarge and improve the college, including a new hall and chapel, completed in 1907.
Henry Boyd (1831 – 4 March 1922) was a British clergyman, academic, and administrator at the
University of Oxford.[1]
Boyd attained a
BA degree from
Hertford College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1854 and was
perpetual curate at
St Mark's, Victoria Docks in
Silvertown,
London, from 1862 to 1874. He became a
Fellow at Hertford College in 1872 and
Principal from 1877 to 1922. He was a friend of James Duncan (Sugar refiner, art collector), together they helped to improve the working conditions in London’s East End during the 1870s.[2] He commissioned the architect
Sir Thomas Jackson to enlarge and improve the college, including a new hall and chapel, completed in 1907.