List of principals of Harris Manchester College, Oxford

The head of Harris Manchester College, Oxford, is the Principal. This list also includes the heads of the predecessor institutions of the college, Manchester New College and Manchester College, Oxford. Until 1840 the Divinity Tutor was the head of the college.

Principals of Manchester New College 1786–1798 Thomas Barnes 1798–1803 George Walker 1803–1840 Charles Wellbeloved 1840–1846 Robert Wallace 1846–1850 John Kenrick 1850–1853 George Vance Smith 1853–1869 John James Tayler 1869–1885 James Martineau

Principals of Manchester College, Oxford 1885–1906 James Drummond 1906–1915 Joseph Estlin Carpenter 1915–1931 Lawrence Pearsall Jacks 1931–1938 John Henry Weatherall 1938–1949 Robert Nichol Cross 1951–1956 Sidney Spencer 1956–1965 Lancelot Austin Garrard 1965–1974 Harry Lismer Short 1974–1985 Bruce Findlow 1985–1988 Anthony John Cross

Principals of Harris Manchester College, Oxford 1988–2018 Ralph Waller 2018–2025 Jane Shaw 2025–present Beth Breeze

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