List of masters of Downing College, Cambridge

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]

List of Masters

Name Portrait Term of office
Francis Annesley 22 September 1800 17 April 1812†
William Frere 8 May 1812 25 May 1836†
Thomas Worsley 23 June 1836 16 February 1885†
William Lloyd Birkbeck 1 March 1885 25 May 1888†
Alexander Hill 16 June 1888 1907
Frederick Howard Marsh 24 October 1907 24 June 1915†
Sir Albert Seward 2 August 1915 1936
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1 November 1936 15 December 1946†
Sir Lionel Whitby 22 May 1947 24 November 1956†
William Keith Chambers Guthrie 28 April 1957 1972
Sir Morien Morgan 1972 4 April 1978†
Sir John Butterfield 1978 1987
Peter Mathias 1987 1995
Sir David King 1995 2000
Stephen Fleet 2001 2003
Barry Everitt 2003 2013
Geoffrey Grimmett 2013 2018
Alan Bookbinder[2] 2018 2023
Graham Virgo 2023[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Downing welcomes Professor Graham Virgo KC (Hon) as the 19th Master". Downing College Cambridge. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. ^ Patrick Wernham (29 November 2017). "Alan Bookbinder appointed as new Master of Downing College". The former BBC journalist will take up the role in October. Varsity Publications Ltd., Cambridge. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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