List of Provosts of Eton College

The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. He is chosen by the Crown and is assisted by a Vice-Provost and ten Fellows.

Provosts of Eton

*Henry Sever 1440–1442
*William Waynflete 1442–1447
*John Clerk 1447
*William Westbury 1447
*Thomas Barker 1477 (elected but refused office)
*Henry Bost 1477–1504
*Roger Lupton 1504–1535
*Roger Aldrich 1535–1547
*Sir Thomas Smith 1547–1554
*Henry Cole 1554–1559
*William Bill 1559–1561
*Richard Bruerne 1561 (election annulled)
*William Day 1561–1596
*Sir Henry Savile 1596–1622
*Sir Thomas Murray 1622–1623
*Sir Henry Wotton 1624–1639
*Richard Steward 1639–1644
*Francis Rous 1644–1659
*Nicholas Lockyer 1659–1660
*Nicholas Monck 1660–1662
*John Meredith 1662–1665
*Richard Allestree 1665–1680
*Zachary Cradock 1681–1695
*Henry Godolphin 1695–1732
*Henry Bland 1733–1746
*Stephen Sleech 1746–1765
*Edward Barnard 1765–1781
*William Hayward Roberts 1781–1791
*Jonathan Davies 1791–1809
*Joseph Goodall 1809–1840
*John Lonsdale 1840 (elected but refused office)
*Francis Hodgson 1840–1853
*Edward Craven Hawtrey 1853–1862
*Charles Old Goodford 1862–1884
*John James Hornby 1884–1909
*Edmond Warre 1909–1918
*Montague Rhodes James 1918–1936
*Lord Hugh Cecil (Lord Quickswood from 1941) 1936–1944
*Sir Henry Marten 1945–1949
*Claude Aurelius Elliott 1949–1965
*Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia 1965–1978
*Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield 1978–1991
*Sir Antony Acland 1991–2000
*Sir Eric Anderson 2000–"2009"
*William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill "2009"–