This is a list of masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the "Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.

The current Master is Graham Virgo.[1]

List of Masters

Name Portrait Term of office
Francis Annesley 22 September 1800 17 April 1812†
William Frere 8 May 1812 25 May 1836†
Thomas Worsley 23 June 1836 16 February 1885†
William Lloyd Birkbeck 1 March 1885 25 May 1888†
Alexander Hill 16 June 1888 1907
Frederick Howard Marsh 24 October 1907 24 June 1915†
Sir Albert Seward 2 August 1915 1936
Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1 November 1936 15 December 1946†
Sir Lionel Whitby 22 May 1947 24 November 1956†
William Keith Chambers Guthrie 28 April 1957 1972
Sir Morien Morgan 1972 4 April 1978†
Sir John Butterfield 1978 1987
Peter Mathias 1987 1995
Sir David King 1995 2000
Stephen Fleet 2001 2003
Barry Everitt 2003 2013
Geoffrey Grimmett 2013 2018
Alan Bookbinder[2] 2018 2023
Graham Virgo 2023[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "Downing welcomes Professor Graham Virgo KC (Hon) as the 19th Master". Downing College Cambridge. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  2. Patrick Wernham (29 November 2017). "Alan Bookbinder appointed as new Master of Downing College". The former BBC journalist will take up the role in October. Varsity Publications Ltd., Cambridge. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
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