George Huddesford (academic)
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George Huddesford (1699? – 1776), D.D., was an English academic administrator and museum keeper at the University of Oxford.
Huddesford was elected President (head) of Trinity College, Oxford in 1731, a post he held until 1776.[1] During his time as President of Trinity College, he was Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from 1732 to 1755. He was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1753 until 1756.[2][3]
Rev. George Huddesford (1749–1809), a painter and satirical poet based in Oxford, was his son. His younger son, William Huddesford took over from his father as Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in 1755.[4]
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- ↑ M. St John Parker, ‘Huddesford, William (bap. 1732, d. 1772)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, September 2004; online edition, January 2008, accessed 16 February 2010. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/14025.
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Preceded by | President of Trinity College, Oxford 1731–1776 |
Succeeded by Joseph Chapman |
Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1753–1756 |
Succeeded by Thomas Randolph |