Sir Walter St John's Grammar School For Boys

Masters of the School ~ 1700 - 1853

Years

Name

Notes

Photo

1700-1720

Rev. Nathaniel Gower, MA (Oxon)

Sir Walter's chaplain; vicar 1701 - 1727.
d 1727

n/a

1727-1740

Rev. George Osborn, BA (Cantab)

Vicar 1727 - 1740.
d 1740

n/a

1740-1756

Rev. Dr Thomas Church, MA (Oxon)

Vicar 1740 - 1756; Prebendary of St Pauls Cathedral.
d 1756

n/a

1757-1758

Rev. Lilly Butler, MA (Cantab)

n/a

1758-1778

Rev. William Fraigneau, MA (Cantab)

Formerly Fellow of Trinity and University Professor of Greek.
d 1778

n/a

1778-1787

None Recorded

n/a

1787-1817

Rev. Richard Morgan, MA (Oxon)

Curate 1781, 1784-1814; took his degrees 1786 apparently in order to qualify for the mastership.
d 1817

n/a

1817-1826

Rev. Joseph Allen, MA (Cantab)

Vicar 1808 - 1834; Trustee 1826 - 1834; Bishop of Bristol 1834 - 1836; Bishop of Ely 1836 - 1845.
d 1845

n/a

1826-1836

Rev. Daniel Jones, BD (Cantab)

Curate 1814 - 1836

n/a

1837-1847

Rev. S Muirhead Mitchell, MA (Oxon and Cantab)

Curate 1837 - 1847; HM Inspector of Schools 1847 - 1876.
d 1876

n/a

1847-1851

Rev. James Twining, MA (Cantab)

8th Wrangler 1843; Curate 1847 - 1851; Perpetual Curate, Holy Trinity, Twickenham 1851 - 1862; Rector, Little Casterton 1862 - 1874.
d 1875

n/a

1851-1853

Rev. John Simon Jenkinson, MA (Oxon)

Vicar 1847 - 1871; Trustee 1869 - 1871.
d 1871

n/a

Years	Name	Notes	Photo
1700-1720	Rev. Nathaniel Gower, MA (Oxon)	Sir Walter's chaplain; vicar 1701 - 1727. d 1727	n/a
1727-1740	Rev. George Osborn, BA (Cantab)	Vicar 1727 - 1740. d 1740	n/a
1740-1756	Rev. Dr Thomas Church, MA (Oxon)	Vicar 1740 - 1756; Prebendary of St Pauls Cathedral. d 1756	n/a
1757-1758	Rev. Lilly Butler, MA (Cantab)		n/a
1758-1778	Rev. William Fraigneau, MA (Cantab)	Formerly Fellow of Trinity and University Professor of Greek. d 1778	n/a
1778-1787	None Recorded		n/a
1787-1817	Rev. Richard Morgan, MA (Oxon)	Curate 1781, 1784-1814; took his degrees 1786 apparently in order to qualify for the mastership. d 1817	n/a
1817-1826	Rev. Joseph Allen, MA (Cantab)	Vicar 1808 - 1834; Trustee 1826 - 1834; Bishop of Bristol 1834 - 1836; Bishop of Ely 1836 - 1845. d 1845	n/a
1826-1836	Rev. Daniel Jones, BD (Cantab)	Curate 1814 - 1836	n/a
1837-1847	Rev. S Muirhead Mitchell, MA (Oxon and Cantab)	Curate 1837 - 1847; HM Inspector of Schools 1847 - 1876. d 1876	n/a
1847-1851	Rev. James Twining, MA (Cantab)	8th Wrangler 1843; Curate 1847 - 1851; Perpetual Curate, Holy Trinity, Twickenham 1851 - 1862; Rector, Little Casterton 1862 - 1874. d 1875	n/a
1851-1853	Rev. John Simon Jenkinson, MA (Oxon)	Vicar 1847 - 1871; Trustee 1869 - 1871. d 1871	n/a