High Steward (academia)
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The High Steward in the universities of Oxford
and Cambridge
(sometimes erroneously known as the Lord High Steward) is a once-important but now largely ceremonial university official. Originally a deputy for the Chancellor
, the office of High Steward had by the 18th century undergone the same evolution and become a position by which the universities honoured prominent external figures. The High Stewards still retain some functions relating to adjudication in disputes, appeals, and deputizing if there is a vacancy in the Chancellorship. In Oxford, the office of High Steward is now more similar to the office of Commissary
in Cambridge.
In Cambridge, the High Steward is elected by the members of the University Senate voting in person, one of that body's few remaining functions, and holds office until he or she voluntarily resigns or until the Senate otherwise determines. The Deputy High Steward is appointed by the High Steward by Letters Patent. The High Steward and the Deputy High Steward perform "such duties as have heretofore been customary and any duties prescribed by Statute or Ordinance". When the office of High Steward is vacant the duties of that office are performed by the Deputy High Steward.
In Oxford, the High Steward is appointed by the Chancellor of the University.
University of Oxford
The University of Oxford is a university located in Oxford, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest surviving university in the world and the oldest in the English-speaking world. Although its exact date of foundation is unclear, there is evidence of teaching as far back as 1096...
and Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
(sometimes erroneously known as the Lord High Steward) is a once-important but now largely ceremonial university official. Originally a deputy for the Chancellor
Chancellor (education)
A chancellor or vice-chancellor is the chief executive of a university. Other titles are sometimes used, such as president or rector....
, the office of High Steward had by the 18th century undergone the same evolution and become a position by which the universities honoured prominent external figures. The High Stewards still retain some functions relating to adjudication in disputes, appeals, and deputizing if there is a vacancy in the Chancellorship. In Oxford, the office of High Steward is now more similar to the office of Commissary
Commissary
A commissary is someone delegated by a superior to execute a duty or an office; in a formal, legal context, one who has received power from a legitimate superior authority to pass judgment in a certain cause or to take information concerning it.-Word history:...
in Cambridge.
In Cambridge, the High Steward is elected by the members of the University Senate voting in person, one of that body's few remaining functions, and holds office until he or she voluntarily resigns or until the Senate otherwise determines. The Deputy High Steward is appointed by the High Steward by Letters Patent. The High Steward and the Deputy High Steward perform "such duties as have heretofore been customary and any duties prescribed by Statute or Ordinance". When the office of High Steward is vacant the duties of that office are performed by the Deputy High Steward.
In Oxford, the High Steward is appointed by the Chancellor of the University.
High Stewards of the University of Cambridge
- Lopham, Thomas 1418
- Bray, Reginald, Sir, before 1503
- Empson, Richard, Sir 1504
- Mordaunt, John, Sir 1504
- Ormston, Roger, Sir 1504
- Lovell, Thomas, Sir 1509
- Winkfield/Wingfield, Richard, Sir 1524
- More, Thomas, Sir 1525
- Blount, William, Lord Mountjoy 1529
- Cromwell, Thomas 1534
- Howard, Thomas, Duke of Norfolk 1540
- William Paget, 1st Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 1st Baron PagetWilliam Paget, 1st Baron Paget of Beaudesert , was an English statesman and accountant who held prominent positions in the service of Henry VIII, Edward VI and Mary I.-Early life:...
(1554-1563) - Dudley, Robert, Earl of Leicester 1563
- Hatton, Christopher, Sir 1588
- Cecil, Robert, Sir 1591
- Howard, Thomas (Earl of Suffolk, 1603) 1601
- Coke, Edward, Sir 1614
- Montagu, Henry, Earl of Manchester 1634
- Craven, William, Earl of Craven 1667
- Montagu Charles, Earl of Manchester 1697
- Arthur Annesley, 5th Earl of AngleseyArthur Annesley, 5th Earl of AngleseyArthur Annesley, 5th Earl of Anglesey PC, PC was an Anglo-Irish politician. He was a Member of Parliament in both the British and Irish lower houses before succeeding as 6th Viscount Valentia and 5th Earl of Anglesey, joining both the upper houses...
(1722-37) - Thomas Pelham-Holles, 1st Duke of Newcastle (1737-42)
- Wriothesley, Thomas Earl of Southampton (1742-49)
- Philip Yorke, 1st Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 1st Earl of Hardwicke PC was an English lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor. He was a close confidant of the Duke of Newcastle, Prime Minister between 1754 and 1756 and 1757 until 1762....
(1749-64) - Philip Yorke, 2nd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 2nd Earl of Hardwicke FRS , and eldest son of the 1st earl, was educated at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge.In 1741 he became a fellow of the Royal Society...
(1764-90) - William Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the YoungerWilliam Pitt the Younger was a British politician of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He became the youngest Prime Minister in 1783 at the age of 24 . He left office in 1801, but was Prime Minister again from 1804 until his death in 1806...
(1790-1806) - Philip Yorke, 3rd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of HardwickePhilip Yorke, 3rd Earl of Hardwicke KG, PC, FRS , known as Philip Yorke until 1790, was a British politician.-Background and education:...
(1806-34) - Hugh Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of NorthumberlandHugh Percy, 3rd Duke of Northumberland KG, PC , styled Earl Percy until 1817, was a British aristocrat and Tory politician who served as Lord Lieutenant of Ireland under the Duke of Wellington from 1829 to 1830....
(1834-40) - John Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstJohn Copley, 1st Baron LyndhurstJohn Singleton Copley, 1st Baron Lyndhurst PC KS FRS , was a British lawyer and politician. He was three times Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.-Background and education:...
(1840-1863) - Edward Herbert, 3rd Earl of PowisEdward Herbert, 3rd Earl of PowisEdward James Herbert, 3rd Earl of Powis , styled Viscount Clive between 1839 and 1848, was a British peer and politician.-Background:...
(1863-91) - Thomas de Grey, 6th Baron WalsinghamThomas de Grey, 6th Baron WalsinghamThomas de Grey, 6th Baron Walsingham was an English politician and amateur entomologist.-Biography:...
(1891-1919) - Robert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of PlymouthRobert Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of PlymouthRobert George Windsor-Clive, 1st Earl of Plymouth GBE, CB, PC , known as The Lord Windsor between 1869 and 1905, was a British nobleman and Conservative politician.-Background:...
(1919-23) - Victor Cavendish, 9th Duke of DevonshireVictor Cavendish, 9th Duke of DevonshireVictor Christian William Cavendish, 9th Duke of Devonshire , known as Victor Cavendish until 1908, was a British politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the 11th since Canadian Confederation....
(1923-38) - Cavendish, Andrew Robert Buston 10th Duke of Devonshire 1938
- Viscount RuffsideDouglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount RuffsideColonel Douglas Clifton Brown, 1st Viscount Ruffside PC, DL, JP was a British politician. He served as Speaker of the House of Commons from 1943 to 1951.-Background and education:...
(1951-58) - Lord Butler (1958-66)
- Lord DevlinPatrick Devlin, Baron DevlinPatrick Arthur Devlin, Baron Devlin, PC was a British lawyer, judge and jurist. He wrote a report on Britain's involvement in Nyasaland in 1959...
(1966-91) - Lord Runcie ( -2001)
- Dame Bridget OgilvieBridget OgilvieDame Bridget Margaret Ogilvie, AC, DBE, FRS is an Australian and British scientist.Ogilvie was born in 1938 at Glen Innes, New South Wales, Australia, to John Ogilvie and Margaret Beryl McRae...
(2001-2009) - Lord Watson of RichmondAlan Watson, Baron Watson of RichmondAlan John Watson, Baron Watson of Richmond, CBE is a broadcaster, politician and advertising executive.-Early life:Lord Watson of Richmond is the son of the Rev. John William Watson and Edna Mary Peters. He was educated at the Diocesan College, Cape Town in South Africa and Kingswood School in Bath...
(2010- )
External links
- Statute IX: Officers of the University, University of Oxford
- Regulations for the Student Appeal Panel, University of Oxford