Henry Foulkes

Henry Foulkes (b. c.1773 – 17 September 1857) of North Wales[1] was Principal of Jesus College, Oxford, from 1817 to his death. He holds the record for the longest-serving Principal of the college.[2]

The memorial stone to Foulkes in the Jesus College chapel

He studied at Jesus College, and was awarded his BA in 1794, his MA in 1797, his BD in 1804 and his DD in 1817.[3] At the time of his death, he was reported as being 84 years old, and he had not played a part in university life for some years on account of the "infirmities attendant on old age".[3]

References
  1. Jesus College, p. 185
  2. Baker, J. N. L. (1954). The Victoria History of the County of Oxford Volume III – The University of Oxford. The University of London Institute of Historical Research. p. 278.
  3. "University intelligence – Oxford Sept.17 Death of the Principal of Jesus College". The Times. 18 September 1857. Retrieved 14 August 2007.


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