Masters of Trinity Hall
A list of the Masters of Trinity Hall since its foundation in 1350:
| Date | Master |
|---|---|
| 1350-1354 | Robert de Stretton (Stratton) DCL by 1352; papal notary by 1379; died in 1392. |
| 1355-1384 | Adam Walker or Wickmer Canon of St Paul’s, 1363; and of Chichester, 1371. Died by 1386 |
| 1384-1413 | Robert Branch or Braunch Canon of Chichester, 1390; died 1436 |
| 1413-1429? | Henry Wells Resigned in or soon before 1429; died 1431 |
| 1429-1443 | Marmaduke Lumley Bishop of Carlisle, 1430-1449; and of Lincoln, 1450. Lord High Treasurer of England, 1446-1449; Chancellor of the University of Cambridge 1427-28; died 16 Dec 1450 |
| 1443-1453 | Simon Dalling Died after 1453. |
| 1453-1471 | Simon Thornham DCL 1463; died by 1472. |
| 1471-1501 | William Dalling Died 1501 |
| 1502-1503 | Edward Shouldham DCL 1469; Canon of Lincoln, 1488; died 1503. |
| 1503-1505 | ? Vacancy |
| 1505-1512 | John Wright (Wryght) Resigned 1512; sometime Rector of Clothall (Herts); died 1519. |
| 1512-1517/18 | Walter Huke (Hewke) DCnL 1495; sometime Rector of Holywell (Hunts); died 1517/1518. |
| 1520 or earlier -1525 | Thomas Larke Formerly Surveyor of Building Work for King’s College Chapel. Resigned 1525; died 1530. |
| 1525-1551 | Stephen Gardiner Bishop of Winchester, 1531-1551 and 1553-1555; Secretary of State, 1528-1531; Lord Chancellor, 1553-1555. Elected Chancellor of the University of Cambridge, 1539 and 1553. Ejected as Master of Trinity Hall before Feb 1552; restored, 1553; died 12 Nov 1555. |
| 1552 (Feb-Oct) | Walter Haddon Left to become President of Magdalen, Oxford, Oct 1552; died 1571. |
| 1552-1553 | William Mowse From Oct 1552; removed, 1553; restored 1555; resigned probably before 1559; died 1588. |
| 1553-1555 | Stephen Gardiner (again) |
| 1555-1559? | William Mowse (again) |
| 1559-1585 | Henry Harvey Died 1585. |
| 1585-1598 | Thomas Preston Died 1598. |
| 1598-1611 | John Cowell Died 1611. |
| 1611-1626 | Clement Corbett Died 1652. |
| 1626-1645 | Thomas Eden Died 1645. |
| 1645 | Robert King Oct 1645 – resigned before admission owing to objections from the House of Commons; re-elected, 1660, died 1676. |
| 1646-1660 | John Bond Died 1676. |
| 1660-1676 | Robert King (again) |
| 1676-1688 | Sir Thomas Exton Sometime Admiralty Judge; elected three times as MP for the University of Cambridge; died 1688. |
| 1688-1703 | George Oxenden Died 1703. |
| 1703-1710 | George Bramston Died 1710. |
| 1710-1735 | Sir Nathanael Lloyd Benefactor of the College. Resigned 1735; died 1741. |
| 1735-1764 | Sir Edward Simpson Died 1764. |
| 1764-1803 | Sir James Marriott Died 1803. |
| 1803-1815 | Sir William Wynne Died 1815. |
| 1815-1843 | Thomas Le Blanc Judge of the King’s Bench, 1799; died 1843 |
| 1843-1852 | Sir Herbert Jenner-Fust Died 1852. |
| 1852-1877 | Thomas Charles Geldart Regius Professor of Civil Law, 1814-1847; died 1877. |
| 1877-1888 | Sir Henry James Sumner Maine Regius Professor of Civil Law, 1847-88; died 1888. |
| 1888-1902 | Henry Latham Benefactor of the College; died 1902. |
| 1902-1916 | Edward Anthony Beck Died 1916. |
| 1916-1919 | Vacant |
| 1919-1929 | Henry Bond LLD Resigned 1929; died 1938. |
| 1929-1954 | Henry Roy Dean MD Professor of Pathology, 1922-1961. Retired 1954, died 1961. |
| 1955-1965 | Sir William Ivor Jennings KBE QC LittD Downing Professor of the Laws of England, 1963-1965. Died 1965. |
| 1966-1975 | William Alexander Deer FRS Elected Professor of Mineralogy, 1951; resigned 1975. |
| 1976-1984 | Sir (Theodore) Morris Sugden CBE ScD FRS Formerly Chief Executive, Shell Research; died 1984. |
| 1984-2000 | Sir John Lyons LittD FBA Formerly Professor of Linguistics & Pro-Vice-Chancellor, University of Sussex; retired 2000. |
| 2000-2004 | Peter Clarke LittD FBA Professor of Modern British History 1991-2004; resigned 2004. |
| 2004-2014 | Martin Daunton LittD FBA Professor of Economic History, 1997- |
| 2014-2021 | The Revd Dr Jeremy Morris MA DPhil FRHistS |
| 2022-present | Mary Hockaday, MA |
