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The college was founded by Dorothy Wadham (née Petre) in 1610, [7] according to the wishes set out in the will of her husband Nicholas Wadham.Over four years, she gained royal and ecclesiastical support for the new college, negotiated the purchase of a site, appointed the West Country architect William Arnold, drew up the college statutes, and appointed the first warden, fellows, scholars ...
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He was the Warden of Wadham College, Oxford from 5 May 1777 until 1783. The warden was the term used by Wadham for the head of the college. [3] He gained an ecclesiastical preferment as rector of Monks Risborough in 1783. [4] He started his appointment at Monks Risborough on 9 July 1783 on his father's (Joseph Gerard) cession. [2]
Below is a list of the Deans of Wadham college in chronological order, together with their time in office. John Pitt 1613, 1616–17 [2] John Goodridge 1613, 1618 [2]
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Wadham College Clock This page was last edited on 26 March 2013, at 07:07 (UTC). Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution ...