John_Williams_(academic)

John Williams (Oxford academic)

John Williams (Oxford academic)

Principal of Jesus College, Oxford from 1602 to 1613 and also Dean of Bangor

John Williams (died 4 September 1613) was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1602 to 1613 and also Dean of Bangor.

For the 18th- and 19th-century Welsh priest and schoolmaster, see John Williams (schoolmaster, born 1760).

Born in Llansawel, Carmarthenshire, Williams entered Corpus Christi College, Oxford, in 1569, graduating with a BA in 1573/4 and an MA in 1577, before being elected a Fellow of All Souls College, Oxford, in 1579.[1] After his ordination, he was appointed rector of Llandrinio, Montgomeryshire, in 1594, and also Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity (a position he held until his death).[1] He was elected Fellow of Jesus College in 1590, Principal in 1602,[2] Vice-Chancellor of the University of Oxford in 1604 and Dean of Bangor in 1605.[1]

He died in 1613 and was buried at St Michael's Church, Oxford.[3]

References

  1. [1]
    Jones, John James. "Williams, John (d. 1613), principal of Jesus College, Oxford". Dictionary of Welsh Biography. National Library of Wales. Retrieved 14 August 2007.
  2. [2]
    John Le Neve (1716). Fasti Ecclesiæ Anglicanæ: Or, An Essay Towards Deducing a Regular Succession of All the Principal Dignitaries in Each Cathedral, Collegiate Church Or Chapel (now in Being) in Those Parts in Great Britain Called England and Wales... J. Nutt: and sold by Henry Clements, at the Half-Moon, in St. Paul's Church-yard; Charles King at the Judge's Head in Westminster-Hall; and Edward Nutt, at the Middle-Temple Gate in Fleet-Street. p. 498.
  3. [3]
    University of Oxford (1968). 1500-1714. Kraus Reprint. p. 1647-9.


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