Henry Boyd (academic)
Henry Boyd (1831–1922) was a British clergyman, academic, and administrator at the University of Oxford.[1]
Boyd attained a BA degree from Hertford College, Oxford. He was ordained in 1854 and was perpetual curate at St Mark's, Victoria Docks in Silvertown, London, from 1862 to 1874. He became a Fellow at Hertford College in 1872 and Principal from 1877 to 1922. He was a friend of James Duncan (Sugar refiner, art collector), together they helped to improve the working conditions in London’s East End during the 1870s.[2] He commissioned the architect Sir Thomas Jackson to enlarge and improve the college, including a new hall and chapel, completed in 1907.
At Oxford University, Boyd was Vice-Chancellor from 1890 to 1894. He was Master of the Worshipful Company of Drapers (1896–97). He was also a watercolour painter.
References
- ↑ "Boyd, Henry". The Concise Dictionary of National Biography. Volume I: A–F. Oxford University Press. 1995. p. 307.
- ↑ "Introduction to James Duncan" (PDF). www.rbge.org.uk. 13 July 2010. Retrieved 6 January 2014.
Further reading
- Alfred Cochrane, ‘Boyd, Henry (1831–1922)’, rev. Roger T. Stearn,Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, 2004. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/32009
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by Richard Michell |
Principal of Hertford College, Oxford 1877–1922 |
Succeeded by Sir Walter Riddell |
| Preceded by James Bellamy |
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1890–1894 |
Succeeded by John Richard Magrath |