Henry Foulkes

Henry Foulkes (b. c.1773 – 17 September 1857) of North Wales^[1] was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1817 to his death. He holds the record for the longest-serving Principal of the college.^[2]

He studied at Jesus College, and was awarded his BA in 1794, his MA in 1797, his BD in 1804 and his DD in 1817.^[3] At the time of his death, he was reported as being 84 years old, and he had not played a part in university life for some years on account of the "infirmities attendant on old age".^[3]

References

^ Jesus College, p. 185
^ Baker, J. N. L. (1954). The Victoria History of the County of Oxford Volume III – The University of Oxford. The University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 278.
^ ^a ^b "University intelligence – Oxford Sept.17 Death of the Principal of Jesus College". The Times. 18 September 1857. Retrieved 14 August 2007.

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[1] Jesus College, p. 185

[List_of_Principals-2] Baker, J. N. L. (1954). The Victoria History of the County of Oxford Volume III – The University of Oxford. The University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 278.

[death-3] "University intelligence – Oxford Sept.17 Death of the Principal of Jesus College". The Times. 18 September 1857. Retrieved 14 August 2007.

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