List of Principals of Elizabeth College, Guernsey

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Since its foundation in 1563, Elizabeth College has had 42 principals overseeing the running of the school. The principal was formerly known as the master of the school. Since the appointment of Rev. Dr Charles Stocker as principal in 1824, portraits have been made of every principal of the school, except Rev. George Proctor. [1] These are kept in the Le Marchant library, situated at the very top of the middle spire of the main building. [2]

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List of principals

TitlePrincipalPeriodNotesReference
Dr Adrian Saravia 1563–1568The school's first master, Saravia left the island in 1571, describing the local population as an 'uncivilised race' which 'hates all learning'. [3] He went on to become one of the translators of the King James Bible. [4] [5]
MrWilliam Hartc. 1581 [6]
Rev.George Capelin1589–1591 [6]
MrMartin de Pestere1599–1606 [6]
Rev.Simon Hern1606–1608 [6]
Rev.William West1608–1609 [6]
MrAmos Hornc. 1610 [6]
MrJean Ganrey1613–1614 [6]
MrThomas Mauger1622–1626 [6]
MrJoshua Slowley1627–1628 [6]
MrArthur Moreheadc. 1635 [6]
Rev. Isaac Basire c. 1636 [6]
MrJacob de l'Epine1639–1644 [6]
MrThomas Carey1644–1660 [6]
Rev.Gabriel Du Perier1660–1669 [6]
Mr George Dalgarno 1670–1672 [6]
Rev.Francis Dubois1672–1675 [6]
Rev.Nicholas Le Mesurier1675–1678 [6]
Rev.William Johnson1682–1698 [6]
MrJacob Bouhautc. 1700 [6]
Rev.Lawrence Payne1708–1714Payne was dismissed after he was found to have spent eighteen months absent in England while still claiming salary as a master. [7] [6]
MrJohn Rowe1714–1718 [6]
Rev.John Le Mesurier1738–1759 [6]
Rev.John Hemming1759–1761 [6]
Rev.Elias Crespin1761–1795 [6]
Rev.Nicholas Carey1795–1824 [6]
Rev.Charles Stocker1824–1829Stocker was the College's first principal since the re-chartering of the College in 1824. He developed a reputation for 'unmerciful' flogging while applying himself to raise the academic standing of the school, as well as concentrating on the construction of the new main building. [1] [6]
Rev.George Proctor1829–1832 [6]
Rev.William Davies1832–1847 [6]
Rev. John Bromby 1847–1855 [6]
Rev.Arthur Corfe1855–1868 [6]
Rev.John Oates1868–1888 [6]
Rev.William Penney1888–1924 [6]
Rev.Francis Hardy1924–1939 [6]
Rev.William Milnes1939–1957 [6]
MrJohn Day1957–1971Day was the first principal of the College not to be an ordained member of the Church of England.[ citation needed ]
MrRichard Wheadon1971–1988[ citation needed ]
MrJohn Hubert Farre Doulton1988–1998 [8]
MrDavid Toze1998–2001Toze appointed the first-ever female headteacher of Beechwood (the associated junior school) in 2000, [9] and oversaw the merging of Acorn House and Beechwood into the Elizabeth College Junior School as well as establishing a link between The Ladies' College and Elizabeth College sixth forms. [10] [ citation needed ]
DrNicholas Argent2001–2009Argent oversaw the development of the sixth form centre in the basement of the main building, opened in 2008. [11] [ citation needed ]
MrGeorge Hartley2009–2017[ citation needed ]
MrsJenny Palmer2017–Palmer was the first female principal in the school's history, [12] and oversaw the beginning of the transition of Elizabeth College from a boys-only school into a co-educational school. [13] [14]

References

  1. 1 2 Parker 2011, p. 28-30.
  2. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 44.
  3. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 17.
  4. ↑ Hodges, G F; Rolleston, W (1933). "Adrian Saravia, First Headmaster of Elizabeth College". Report and Transactions of the Société Guernesiaise. XII (1): 57 ff.
  5. ↑ Nijenhuis 1980, p. 21.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 Collenette 1963, p. 51.
  7. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 24.
  8. ↑ "John Hubert Farre Doulton (b.1942), MA, Headmaster of Elizabeth College (1988–1998) | Art UK". ArtUK . Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 146.
  10. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 147.
  11. ↑ Parker 2011, p. 153.
  12. ↑ "Appointment of a New Principal of Elizabeth College". Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  13. ↑ Pouteaux, Juliet (7 January 2020). "Elizabeth College to become fully co-educational". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  14. ↑ "New College principal had baptism of fire over funds". guernseypress.com. Guernsey Press. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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