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.
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 |
|
2018 | 2023 |
| Graham Virgo | 
|
2023 | |
References
- ^ "Downing welcomes Professor Graham Virgo KC (Hon) as the 19th Master". Downing College Cambridge. 2 October 2023. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
- 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.
- Roach, J. P. C., ed. (1959). "The colleges and halls: Downing". A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely. Vol. 3. pp. 487–490. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
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