This is a list of masters of Downing College, Cambridge. The head of Downing College, Cambridge is termed the "Master". Downing was founded as a result of the will of Sir George Downing, 3rd Baronet and it received its Royal Charter in 1800 from George III.
The current Master is Graham Virgo.
List of Masters
NamePortraitTerm of office Francis Annesley 22 September 1800 17 April 1812† William Frere 8 May 1812 25 May 1836† Thomas Worsley 23 June 1836 16 February 1885† William Lloyd Birkbeck 1 March 1885 25 May 1888† Alexander Hill 16 June 1888 1907 Frederick Howard Marsh 24 October 1907 24 June 1915† Sir Albert Seward 2 August 1915 1936 Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond 1 November 1936 15 December 1946† Sir Lionel Whitby 22 May 1947 24 November 1956† William Keith Chambers Guthrie 28 April 1957 1972 Sir Morien Morgan 1972 4 April 1978† Sir John Butterfield 1978 1987 Peter Mathias 1987 1995 Sir David King 1995 2000 Stephen Fleet 2001 2003 Barry Everitt 2003 2013 Geoffrey Grimmett 2013 2018 Alan Bookbinder 2018 2023 Graham Virgo 2023
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