William Sharpe was an Oxford college head.
Sharpe was educated at Westminster School."A List of Scholars of St. Peter's College, Westminster, as They Were Elected to Christ Church College, Oxford, and Trinity College, Cambridge: From the Foundation by Queen Elizabeth, MDLXI. to the Present Time. Including the Admissions Into the First Named College from MDCLXIII. To which is Prefixed, A List of Deans of Westminster; Deans of Christ Church College, Oxford; Masters of Trinity College, Cambridge: and Masters of Westminster School" p121:J. Nichols, Red-Lion-Passage, Fleet-Street: sold by W. Ginger, College-Street, Westminster; J. Walter, Charing-Cross; J. Debrett, Piccadilly; Messrs. Rivington, St. Paul's Church-Yard, London; Messrs. Fletcher, and Messrs. Prince and Cooke, Oxford; Messrs. Merrill, and J. Vowell, junior, Cambridge., 1788 He was Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, from 1753 to 1757. References