The James Rossiter Hoyle Professorship of Music at the University of Sheffield was established in 1927 and endowed with £16,000 by the will of Augusta Rossiter Hoyle in memory of her late husband, James (died 1926), a manufacturer of steel armour-piercing shells who had been president of the Sheffield Musical Union and a master cutler."Mr. J. R. Hoyle", The Times, 17 March 1926, p. 19."University news", The Times (London), 19 January 1927, p. 17.
List 1928–1948: Frank Henry Shera"Frank Henry Shera manuscripts", Jisc: Archives Hub. Retrieved 19 November 2018. 1948–1968: James Stewart Deas"Deas, (James) Stewart", Who Was Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2007). Retrieved 19 December 2018. 1968–1974: Samuel Basil Deane"Professor Basil Deane", The Independent, 14 October 2006. Retrieved 19 December 2018. 1975–1993: Edward James Clarke Garden"Professor Edward 'Teddy' Garden" , University of Sheffield. Retrieved 19 December 2018. 1993–2007: Eric Fillenz Clarke, FBA"Clarke, Prof. Eric Fillenz", Who's Who (online edition, Oxford University Press, December 2018). Retrieved 19 December 2018. 2008–present: Simon Patrick Keefe
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