John Wills (academic administrator)

John Wills (1741 – 16 June 1806) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

John Wills, the only son of John Wills, was born in Seaborough.^[1] He matriculated at Hertford College, Oxford in 1758, aged 17, graduating B.A. 1761, M.A. 1765, B.D. & D.D. 1783. He became a Fellow of Hertford College in 1765.^[2]

In the church, Wills was appointed rector of Tydd St Mary, Lincolnshire in 1778, and Seaborough in 1779.^[1]

Wills was elected Warden of Wadham College, Oxford on 7 July 1783, a post he held until his death in 1806.^[3] While Warden at Wadham College, Wills was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1792 until 1796.^[4]^[5]

Wills was a significant benefactor to Wadham College.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Seccombe, Thomas (1900). "Wills, John" . In Lee, Sidney (ed.). Dictionary of National Biography. Vol. 62. London: Smith, Elder & Co.
^ Foster, Joseph (1888–1892). "Wills, John (4)" . Alumni Oxonienses: the Members of the University of Oxford, 1715–1886. Oxford: Parker and Co – via Wikisource.
^ Salter, H. E.; Lobel, Mary D., eds. (1954). "Wadham College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 279–287. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
^ "Vice Chancellors from the year 1780". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1836. p. 31. Retrieved 15 July 2011.

Academic offices
Preceded by James Gerard	Warden of Wadham College, Oxford 1783–1806	Succeeded by William Tournay
Preceded by John Cooke	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1792–1796	Succeeded by Scrope Berdmore