This is a list of masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the " Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.
The current Master is Graham Virgo. [1]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
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Francis Annesley |
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22 September 1800 | 17 April 1812† |
William Frere |
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8 May 1812 | 25 May 1836† |
Thomas Worsley |
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23 June 1836 | 16 February 1885† |
William Lloyd Birkbeck |
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1 March 1885 | 25 May 1888† |
Alexander Hill |
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16 June 1888 | 1907 |
Frederick Howard Marsh |
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24 October 1907 | 24 June 1915† |
Sir Albert Seward |
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2 August 1915 | 1936 |
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond |
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1 November 1936 | 15 December 1946† |
Sir Lionel Whitby |
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22 May 1947 | 24 November 1956† |
William Keith Chambers Guthrie |
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28 April 1957 | 1972 |
Sir Morien Morgan |
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1972 | 4 April 1978† |
Sir John Butterfield |
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1978 | 1987 |
Peter Mathias |
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1987 | 1995 |
Sir David King |
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1995 | 2000 |
Stephen Fleet |
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2001 | 2003 |
Barry Everitt |
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2003 | 2013 |
Geoffrey Grimmett |
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2013 | 2018 |
Alan Bookbinder [2] |
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2018 | 2023 |
Graham Virgo |
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2023 [1] |
This is a list of masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the " Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.
The current Master is Graham Virgo. [1]
Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
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Francis Annesley |
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22 September 1800 | 17 April 1812† |
William Frere |
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8 May 1812 | 25 May 1836† |
Thomas Worsley |
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23 June 1836 | 16 February 1885† |
William Lloyd Birkbeck |
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1 March 1885 | 25 May 1888† |
Alexander Hill |
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16 June 1888 | 1907 |
Frederick Howard Marsh |
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24 October 1907 | 24 June 1915† |
Sir Albert Seward |
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2 August 1915 | 1936 |
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond |
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1 November 1936 | 15 December 1946† |
Sir Lionel Whitby |
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22 May 1947 | 24 November 1956† |
William Keith Chambers Guthrie |
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28 April 1957 | 1972 |
Sir Morien Morgan |
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1972 | 4 April 1978† |
Sir John Butterfield |
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1978 | 1987 |
Peter Mathias |
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1987 | 1995 |
Sir David King |
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1995 | 2000 |
Stephen Fleet |
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2001 | 2003 |
Barry Everitt |
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2003 | 2013 |
Geoffrey Grimmett |
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2013 | 2018 |
Alan Bookbinder [2] |
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2018 | 2023 |
Graham Virgo |
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2023 [1] |