List of Principals of Elizabeth College, Guernsey

Since its foundation in 1563, Elizabeth College has had 42 principles overseeing the running of the school. The principal was formerly known as the master of the school. Since the appointment of Rev. Dr Charles Stocker as principal in 1824, portraits have been made of every principal of the school, except Rev. George Proctor.[1] These are kept in the Le Marchant library, situated at the very top of the middle spire of the main building.[2]

Main article: Elizabeth College, Guernsey

List of principals
TitlePrincipalPeriodNotesReference
Dr Adrian Saravia 1563–1568 The school's first master, Saravia left the island in 1571, describing the local population as an 'uncivilised race' which 'hates all learning'.[3] He went on to become one of the translators of the King James Bible.[4] [5]
Mr William Hart c. 1581 [6]
Rev. George Capelin 1589–1591 [6]
Mr Martin de Pestere 1599–1606 [6]
Rev. Simon Hern 1606–1608 [6]
Rev. William West 1608–1609 [6]
Mr Amos Horn c. 1610 [6]
Mr Jean Ganrey 1613–1614 [6]
Mr Thomas Mauger 1622–1626 [6]
Mr Joshua Slowley 1627–1628 [6]
Mr Arthur Morehead c. 1635 [6]
Rev. Isaac Basire c. 1636 [6]
Mr Jacob de l'Epine 1639–1644 [6]
Mr Thomas Carey 1644–1660 [6]
Rev. Gabriel Du Perier 1660–1669 [6]
Mr George Dalgarno 1670–1672 [6]
Rev. Francis Dubois 1672–1675 [6]
Rev. Nicholas Le Mesurier 1675–1678 [6]
Rev. William Johnson 1682–1698 [6]
Mr Jacob Bouhaut c. 1700 [6]
Rev. Lawrence Payne 1708–1714 Payne was dismissed after he was found to have spent eighteen months absent in England while still claiming salary as a master.[7] [6]
Mr John Rowe 1714–1718 [6]
Rev. John Le Mesurier 1738–1759 [6]
Rev. John Hemming 1759–1761 [6]
Rev. Elias Crespin 1761–1795 [6]
Rev. Nicholas Carey 1795–1824 [6]
Rev. Charles Stocker 1824–1829 Stocker was the College's first principal since the re-chartering of the College in 1824. He developed a reputation for 'unmerciful' flogging while applying himself to raise the academic standing of the school, as well as concentrating on the construction of the new main building.[1] [6]
Rev. George Proctor 1829–1832 [6]
Rev. William Davies 1832–1847 [6]
Rev. John Bromby 1847–1855 [6]
Rev. Arthur Corfe 1855–1868 [6]
Rev. John Oates 1868–1888 [6]
Rev. William Penney 1888–1924 [6]
Rev. Francis Hardy 1924–1939 [6]
Rev. William Milnes 1939–1957 [6]
Mr John Day 1957–1971 Day was the first principal of the College not to be an ordained member of the Church of England. [6]
Mr Richard Wheadon 1971–1988 [6]
Mr John Doulton 1988–1998 [6]
Mr David Toze 1998–2001 Toze appointed the first-ever female headteacher of Beechwood (the associated junior school) in 2000,[8] and oversaw the merging of Acorn House and Beechwood into the Elizabeth College Junior School as well as establishing a link between The Ladies' College and Elizabeth College sixth forms.[9] [6]
Dr Nicholas Argent 2001–2009 Argent oversaw the development of the sixth form centre in the basement of the main building, opened in 2008.[10] [6]
Mr George Hartley 2009–2017 [6]
Mrs Jenny Palmer 2017– Palmer was the first female principal in the school's history,[11] and oversaw the beginning of the transition of Elizabeth College from a boys-only school into a co-educational school.[12] [13]

References
  1. Parker 2011, p. 28-30.
  2. Parker 2011, p. 44.
  3. Parker 2011, p. 17.
  4. Hodges, G F; Rolleston, W (1933). "Adrian Saravia, First Headmaster of Elizabeth College". Report and Transactions of the Société Guernesiaise. XII (1): 57 ff.
  5. Nijenhuis 1980, p. 21.
  6. Collenette 1963, p. 51.
  7. Parker 2011, p. 24.
  8. Parker 2011, p. 146.
  9. Parker 2011, p. 147.
  10. Parker 2011, p. 153.
  11. "Appointment of a New Principal of Elizabeth College". Elizabeth College. Elizabeth College. Archived from the original on 3 July 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  12. Pouteaux, Juliet (7 January 2020). "Elizabeth College to become fully co-educational". Guernsey Press. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  13. "New College principal had baptism of fire over funds". guernseypress.com. Guernsey Press. 23 November 2017. Retrieved 24 January 2019.

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