List of Masters of Downing College, Cambridge
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 Alan Bookbinder, described in sources as a former journalist.[1]
List of Masters
| Name | Portrait | Term of office | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Francis Annesley |  |
1800 | 17 April 1812† |
| William Frere |  |
1812 | 25 May 1836† |
| Thomas Worsley |  |
1836 | 16 February 1885† |
| William Lloyd Birkbeck |  |
1885 | 25 May 1888† |
| Alexander Hill |  |
1888 | 1907 |
| Frederick Howard Marsh |  |
1907 | 24 June 1915† |
| Sir Albert Seward |  |
1915 | 1936 |
| Admiral Sir Herbert Richmond | |
1936 | 15 December 1946† |
| Sir Lionel Whitby | |
1947 | 24 November 1956† |
| William Keith Chambers Guthrie | |
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 | incumbent | |
References
- Patrick Wernham (29 November 2017). "Alan Bookbinder appointed as new Master of Downing College". The former BBC journalist will take up the role in October. Varsity Publications Ltd., Cambridge. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
 Downing College crest |
| Downing College crest | |
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