John Wills (1741 – 16 June 1806) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.
John Wills, the only son of John Wills, was born in Seaborough.[1] He matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford in 1758, aged 17, graduating B.A. 1761, M.A. 1765, B.D. & D.D. 1783. He became a Fellow of Hertford College in 1765.[2]
In the church, Wills was appointed rector of Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire in 1778, and Seaborough in 1779.[1]
Wills was elected Warden of Wadham College, Oxford on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.[3] While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.[4][5]
Wills was a significant benefactor to Wadham College.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Seccombe, Thomas (1900). . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
- ^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Wadham College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 279–287. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "Vice Chancellors from the year 1780". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1836. p. 31. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
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