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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 [[fellow]]s.

==Provosts of Eton==

===15th century===

*[[Henry Sever]] (1440–1442)
*[[William Waynflete]] (1442–1447)
*[[John Clerk (provost)|John Clerk]] (1447)
*[[Rev. Dr. William Westbury|William Westbury]] (1447–1477) ''[[Thomas Barker (Eton)|Thomas Barker]]'' (1447){{efn|name="refused"|Elected but refused office}}

===16th century===

*[[Henry Bost]] (1477–1504)
*[[Roger Lupton]] (1504–1535)
*[[Roger Aldrich]] (1535–1547)
*[[Thomas Smith (diplomat)|Sir Thomas Smith]] (1547–1554)
*[[Henry Cole (priest)|Henry Cole]] (1554–1559)
*[[William Bill]] (1559–1561) ''[[Richard Bruerne]]'' (1561){{efn|Election annulled}}
*[[William Day (bishop)|William Day]] (1561–1596)

===17th century===

*[[Sir Henry Savile]] (1596–1622)
*Sir [[Thomas Murray (Eton)|Thomas Murray]] (1622–1623)
*Sir [[Henry Wotton]] (1624–1639)
*[[Richard Steward]] (1639–1644)
*[[Francis Rous]] (1644–1659)
*[[Nicholas Lockyer]] (1659–1660)
*[[Nicholas Monck]] (1660–1661)
*[[John Meredith (provost)|John Meredith]] (1662–1665)
*[[Richard Allestree]] (1665–1680)
*[[Zachary Cradock]] (1681–1695)

===18th century===

*[[Henry Godolphin]] (1695–1732)
*[[Henry Bland (priest)|Henry Bland]] (1733–1746) previously Head Master 1720–1728
*[[Stephen Sleech]] (1746–1765)
*[[Edward Barnard (provost)|Edward Barnard]] (1765–1781) previously Head Master 1754–1765
*[[William Hayward Roberts]] (1781–1791)

===19th century===

*[[Jonathan Davies (provost)|Jonathan Davies]] (1791–1809) previously Head Master 1773–1792
*[[Joseph Goodall]] (1809–1840) previously Head Master 1802–1809 ''[[John Lonsdale]]'' (1840){{efn|name=refused}}
*[[Francis Hodgson]] (1840–1853)
*[[Edward Craven Hawtrey]] (1853–1862) previously Head Master 1834–1853
*[[Charles Old Goodford]] (1862–1884) previously Head Master 1853–1862

===20th century===

*[[James John Hornby]] (1884–1909) previously Head Master 1868–1884
*[[Edmond Warre]] (1909–1918) previously Head Master 1884–1905
*[[Montague Rhodes James]] (1918–1936)
*[[Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood]] (1936–1944){{efn|Styled Lord Hugh Cecil until 1941}}
*Sir [[Henry Marten (educator)|Henry Marten]] (1945–1949)
*Sir [[Claude Aurelius Elliott]] (1949–1965) previously Head Master 1933–1949
*[[Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia]] (1965–1978)
*[[Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield]] (1978–1991)
*Sir [[Antony Acland]] (1991–2000)

===21st century===

*Sir [[William Eric Kinloch Anderson|Eric Anderson]] (2000–2009) previously Head Master 1980–1994
*[[William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill]] (2009–2024)
*[[Nicholas Coleridge|Sir Nicholas Coleridge]] (2024–present)<ref>{{London Gazette|issue=64377|page=8110|date=24 April 2024}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-10-02 |title=Sir Nicholas Coleridge appointed as provost of Eton College |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/eton-college-museum-the-king-berkshire-conde-nast-b2422417.html |access-date=2023-11-28 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education-and-careers/2023/10/05/nicholas-coleridge-eton-provost/ | title=Sir Nicholas Coleridge on how Eton made him the man he is today | newspaper=The Telegraph }}</ref>

===Notes===
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==See also==
*[[List of Head Masters of Eton College]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Sources==
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*{{cite web|url=http://www.etoncollege.com/Provosts.aspx|title=Provosts of Eton since 1440|publisher=Eton College|accessdate=20 March 2016}}
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*Reddall, Henry Frederic. ''School-boy Life in Merrie England.'' New York: Phillips & Hunt; 1888. Pg.95. Print. (List of Provosts of Eton from 1440–1888.)

[[Category:Lists of office-holders in the United Kingdom|Provosts of Eton]]
[[Category:Provosts of Eton College| ]]
[[Category:Lists of people associated with Eton College|Provosts]]

List of provosts of Eton College - Revision history

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