Theophilus Leigh
The Revd Theophilus Leigh, D.D. (1691 – 3 January 1785) was an 18th-century Oxford academic of aristocratic descent.
Life
Elected Master of Balliol College, Oxford on 12 May 1726, through the influence of his uncle, Lord Chandos, Dr Leigh remained in post until his death in 1785, the longest incumbent in office.[1][2] Appointed Rector of Broadwell, Gloucestershire in 1718, Leigh served as Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1738 until 1741.[3][4]
A relative of the Barons Leigh and great-uncle of Jane Austen, he married Anne Bee (died 1766), only daughter of Edward Bee, of Beckley Park, Oxfordshire; they had two daughters, Mary (who married, her first cousin, Rev Thomas Leigh BCL) and Cassandra (who married Rev Samuel Cooke).
See also
- Balliol College
- Leigh baronets
References
- ^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ John Jones (10 July 1997). Balliol College: A History, Second Edition: REISSUE, WITH REVISIONS. OUP Oxford. pp. 156–. ISBN 978-0-19-920181-5.
- ^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
- ^ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. Retrieved 18 July 2011.
External links
- www.burkespeerage.com
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Preceded by Joseph Hunt | Master of Balliol College, Oxford 1726–1785 | Succeeded by John Davey |
Preceded by | Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1738–1741 | Succeeded by Walter Hodges |
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