The 1925 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor was called upon the death of the incumbent 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....

, George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston

George Nathaniel Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston, KG, GCSI, GCIE, PC , known as The Lord Curzon of Kedleston between 1898 and 1911 and as The Earl Curzon of Kedleston between 1911 and 1921, was a British Conservative statesman who was Viceroy of India and Foreign Secretary...

 on 20 March 1925.

Electorate

The electorate consisted of all members of the University

University of Oxford

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 holding the rank of MA. Votes had to be cast in person at Oxford.

First election

Initially Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner

Alfred Milner, 1st Viscount Milner KG, GCB, GCMG, PC was a British statesman and colonial administrator who played an influential leadership role in the formulation of foreign and domestic policy between the mid-1890s and early 1920s...

 was elected unopposed. However he died on 13 May, twelve days before he was due to be installed.

Candidates

The following candidates were nominated:

• Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith
  H. H. Asquith
  Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...
  
  , alumnus & fellow of Balliol College
  Balliol College, Oxford
  Balliol College , founded in 1263, is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England but founded by a family with strong Scottish connections....
  
  , sitting Leader of the Liberal Party
  Liberal Party (UK)
  The Liberal Party was one of the two major political parties of the United Kingdom during the 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a third party of negligible importance throughout the latter half of the 20th Century, before merging with the Social Democratic Party in 1988 to form the present day...
  
   and former Prime Minister
  Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
  The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the Head of Her Majesty's Government in the United Kingdom. The Prime Minister and Cabinet are collectively accountable for their policies and actions to the Sovereign, to Parliament, to their political party and...
  
  
• George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave
  George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave
  George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave GCMG, KC, PC was a British lawyer and Conservative politician. He was Home Secretary under David Lloyd George from 1916 to 1919 and served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1924 to 1928.-Background and education:Cave was born in...
  
  , alumnus of St John's College
  St John's College, Oxford
  __FORCETOC__St John's College is a constituent college of the University of Oxford, one of the larger Oxford colleges with approximately 390 undergraduates, 200 postgraduates and over 100 academic staff. It was founded by Sir Thomas White, a merchant, in 1555, whose heart is buried in the chapel of...
  
  , Conservative
  Conservative Party (UK)
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   politician and sitting Lord Chancellor
  Lord Chancellor
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Initially Asquith was the only candidate and Cave was approached to stand. He was reluctant to, believing he stood little chance against Asquith and that it would reflect badly on the Conservative Party, but after "considerable persuasion" he agreed to.

Result

The results were as follows:

Candidate		Votes	%
Viscount Cave George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave George Cave, 1st Viscount Cave GCMG, KC, PC was a British lawyer and Conservative politician. He was Home Secretary under David Lloyd George from 1916 to 1919 and served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1924 to 1928.-Background and education:Cave was born in...		987	69.1
Earl of Oxford and Asquith H. H. Asquith Herbert Henry Asquith, 1st Earl of Oxford and Asquith, KG, PC, KC served as the Liberal Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from 1908 to 1916...		441	30.9
Turnout		1428
Viscount Cave elected

See also

• University of Oxford Chancellor election, 1960
  University of Oxford Chancellor election, 1960
  The 1960 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor was called upon the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Lord Halifax on 23 December 1959. It was the first election for Oxford Chancellor to be contested since 1925.-Electorate:...
  
  
• University of Oxford Chancellor election, 1987
  University of Oxford Chancellor election, 1987
  The 1987 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor was called upon the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Harold Macmillan, 1st Earl of Stockton on 29 December 1986.-Electorate:...
  
  
• University of Oxford Chancellor election, 2003
  University of Oxford Chancellor election, 2003
  The 2003 University of Oxford election for the position of Chancellor was called upon the death of the incumbent Chancellor, Roy Jenkins, Baron Jenkins of Hillhead on 5 January 2003.-Electorate:...
  
  
• University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 2011
  University of Cambridge Chancellor election, 2011
  The University of Cambridge held an election for the position of Chancellor in October 2011, resulting in the choice of Lord Sainsbury of Turville to succeed the retiring incumbent Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The Duke had retired on 30 June 2011, shortly after his 90th birthday, having been...
  
  
• List of Chancellors of the University of Oxford