Paul Hood
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Paul Hood D.D. was an English
academic administrator at the University of Oxford
.
Hood was elected Rector (head) of Lincoln College, Oxford
in 1621, a post he held until 1668.
The Rector's Lodgings at Lincoln College were enlarged for Hood since he was the first Rector at the college to marry.
Paul Hood was a Puritan
sympathiser. After the surrender of Oxford
on 24 June 1646 during the English Civil War
, Oxford University underwent a parliamentary visitation, starting from 15 May 1647. The visitation was resisted by many at Oxford, but not by Hood. He was the only Head of a College at Oxford to submit to the visitors when members of Convocation
were asked to do so on 7 April 1648. Despite complying, however, Lincoln College had lost all its old fellows by 1650 under the Commonwealth of England
. With the restoration of King Charles II
to the throne in 1660, he was made Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1661 until 1662 since he was the only Head of a College recognized as being valid by a Royal Commission
. Hood died on 2 August 1668.
England
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academic administrator at the University of Oxford
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...
.
Hood was elected Rector (head) of Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College, Oxford
Lincoln College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in the United Kingdom. It is situated on Turl Street in central Oxford, backing onto Brasenose College and adjacent to Exeter College...
in 1621, a post he held until 1668.
The Rector's Lodgings at Lincoln College were enlarged for Hood since he was the first Rector at the college to marry.
Paul Hood was a Puritan
Puritan
The Puritans were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries. Puritanism in this sense was founded by some Marian exiles from the clergy shortly after the accession of Elizabeth I of England in 1558, as an activist movement within the Church of England...
sympathiser. After the surrender of Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
on 24 June 1646 during the English Civil War
English Civil War
The English Civil War was a series of armed conflicts and political machinations between Parliamentarians and Royalists...
, Oxford University underwent a parliamentary visitation, starting from 15 May 1647. The visitation was resisted by many at Oxford, but not by Hood. He was the only Head of a College at Oxford to submit to the visitors when members of Convocation
Convocation
A Convocation is a group of people formally assembled for a special purpose.- University use :....
were asked to do so on 7 April 1648. Despite complying, however, Lincoln College had lost all its old fellows by 1650 under the Commonwealth of England
Commonwealth of England
The Commonwealth of England was the republic which ruled first England, and then Ireland and Scotland from 1649 to 1660. Between 1653–1659 it was known as the Commonwealth of England, Scotland and Ireland...
. With the restoration of King Charles II
Charles II of England
Charles II was monarch of the three kingdoms of England, Scotland, and Ireland.Charles II's father, King Charles I, was executed at Whitehall on 30 January 1649, at the climax of the English Civil War...
to the throne in 1660, he was made Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1661 until 1662 since he was the only Head of a College recognized as being valid by a Royal Commission
Royal Commission
In Commonwealth realms and other monarchies a Royal Commission is a major ad-hoc formal public inquiry into a defined issue. They have been held in various countries such as the United Kingdom, Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and Saudi Arabia...
. Hood died on 2 August 1668.