List of headmasters at Eton College
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This is a list of Head Masters at Eton College
since 1442.
N.B. William Waynflete is claimed to have been the first Head Master of Eton College but there is no evidence to support this claim.
Eton College
Eton College, often referred to simply as Eton, is a British independent school for boys aged 13 to 18. It was founded in 1440 by King Henry VI as "The King's College of Our Lady of Eton besides Wyndsor"....
since 1442.
- 1442–1447 William Westbury
- 1447–1453 Richard Hopton
- 1453 Thomas Forster
- 1453–1458 Clement Smith
- 1458–1467 John Peyntor
- 1467–1470 Clement Smyth
- 1470–c.1479 Walter Barber
- c.1479–1484 David Haubroke
- 1484–1485/6 Thomas Mache
- 1485/6–1494/5 William HormanWilliam HormanWilliam Horman was a headmaster at Eton and Winchester in the early Tudor period of English history.He is best known for his Latin grammar textbook the Vulgaria, which created controversy at the time due to its unconventional approach in first giving examples of translations of English writings on...
- 1494/5–1496 Edward Powell
- 1496–1501 Nicholas Bradbryg
- 1501–1502/3 Robert Yong
- 1502/3–1507 John Smyth
- 1507–1510 John Goldyve
- 1510–1511 Thomas Phylips
- 1511–1515 Thomas Erlysman
- 1515–1521 Robert Aldrich
- 1521–1524 Thomas White
- 1524–1528 John Goldwyn
- 1528–1534 Richard Cox
- 1534–1541/2 Nicholas UdallNicholas UdallNicholas Udall was an English playwright, cleric, pederast and schoolmaster, the author of Ralph Roister Doister, generally regarded as the first comedy written in the English language.-Biography:...
- 1541/2–1544/5 Smyth
- 1544/5–1547 Robert Cater
- 1547–1555 William Barker
- 1555–c.1560 ?
- c.1560–c.1563 William Malim
- c.1563–c.1571 William Smyth
- 8c.1571–1579 Reuben Sherwood
- 1579–1583 Thomas Ridley
- 1583–1594 John Hammond
- 1594–1611 Richard Langley
- 1611 Richard Wright
- 1611–1630 Matthew Bust
- 1630–1636 John Harrison
- 1636–c.1646 William Norris
- c.1646–1648 Nicholas Gray
- 1648 George Goad
- 1648–1654 Thomas Horne
- 1654–1655 John Boncle
- 1655–1660 Thomas Singleton
- 1660–1671 Thomas Mountague
- 1671–1682 John RosewellJohn Rosewell (headmaster)John Rosewell was Headmaster of Eton College, England .-Education:John Rosewell received his early education at Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland. He matriculated at Magdalen Hall, Oxford, 2 April 1652, and subsequently moved to Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He received his B.A...
- 1682–1690 Charles Roderick
- 1690–1711 John Newborough
- 1711–1720 Andrew Snape
- 1720–1728 Henry Bland
- 1728–1743 William George
- 1743–1745 William Cooke
- 1745–1754 John Sumner
- 1754–1765 Edward Barnard
- 1765–1773 John Foster
- 1773–1792 Jonathan Davies
- 1792–1802 George Heath
- 1802–1809 Joseph Goodall
- 1809–1834 John KeateJohn KeateJohn Keate was an English schoolmaster, and headmaster of Eton College.He was born at Wells, Somerset, the son of Prebendary William Keate, D.D., rector of Laverton, Somerset, and brother of Robert Keate FRCS , Serjeant-Surgeon to King William IV and Queen Victoria.He was educated at Eton and...
- 1834–1853 Edward Craven HawtreyEdward Craven HawtreyEdward Craven Hawtrey was an English educationalist.He was born at Burnham in Norfolk, the son of the vicar of the parish. He was educated at Eton College and King's College, Cambridge, and in 1814 was appointed assistant master at Eton under Dr John Keate...
- 1853–1862 Charles Old GoodfordCharles Old GoodfordCharles Old Goodford was an English headmaster, provost of Eton College.Goodford was the second son of John Goodford of Chilton-Cantelo, Somersetshire, who died in 1835, by Charlotte, fourth daughter of Montague Cholmeley of Easton, Lincolnshire...
- 1862–1868 Edward Balston
- 1868–1884 James John HornbyJames John HornbyJohn James Hornby C.V.O. was an English rower, and headmaster of Eton College from 1868 to 1884.-Early life:...
- 1884–1905 Edmond WarreEdmond WarreEdmond Warre C.V.O. was an English rower and headmaster of Eton College from 1884-1905.Warre was born in London, the son of Henry Warre, of Bindon House, near Wellington. He was educated at Eton and Balliol College, Oxford, where he had a distinguished career, taking a double first...
- 1905–1916 Edward LytteltonEdward LytteltonRev. Hon. Edward Lyttelton was an English sportsman, schoolmaster and clergyman. He played first-class cricket for Cambridge University and Middlesex as well as representing the England national football team.-Life:...
- 1916–1933 Cyril AlingtonCyril AlingtonCyril Argentine Alington was an English educationalist, scholar, cleric, and prolific author. He was the headmaster of both Shrewsbury School and Eton College. He also served as chaplain to King George V and as Dean of Durham....
- 1933–1949 Claude Aurelius ElliottClaude Aurelius ElliottSir Claude Aurelius Elliott OBE, MA, was Head Master of Eton College at Windsor in Berkshire, and was later Provost at the same school.-Early life:...
- 1949–1964 Robert BirleyRobert BirleySir Robert Birley was an English educationalist who was head master of Charterhouse School, then Eton College, and an anti-apartheid campaigner.-Biography:...
- 1964–1970 Anthony Chenevix-TrenchAnthony Chenevix-TrenchAnthony Chenevix-Trench is best known as the Headmaster of Eton College from 1964–1970.-Family and education:He was the son of Charles Godfrey Chenevix Trench and Margaret May Blakesley...
- 1970–1980 Michael McCrum
- 1980–1994 Eric AndersonWilliam Eric Kinloch AndersonSir William "Eric" Kinloch Anderson, , was Provost of Eton College from September 2000 – 30 January 2009.Anderson was educated at George Watson's College, Edinburgh and gained a MA degree in English at the University of St. Andrews...
- 1994–2002 John LewisJohn Lewis (headmaster)John Elliot Lewis was the head master of Eton College from 1994 to 2002.Born in New Zealand in 1942, Lewis attended King's College, Auckland. He gained a double first in Classics from Corpus Christi College, Cambridge, and taught at Eton between 1971 and 1980. He was a distinguished rugby player...
- 2002– Tony LittleAnthony R M LittleAnthony Richard Morell Little , also known as Tony Little, is a British schoolmaster who was head master of Chigwell School and Oakham School before becoming head master of Eton College in 2002.-Education:...
N.B. William Waynflete is claimed to have been the first Head Master of Eton College but there is no evidence to support this claim.