Edward Butler (academic)

For other people named Edward Butler, see Edward Butler (disambiguation).

Edward Butler D.C.L. (died 29 October 1745) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

Butler was awarded a Doctor of Civil Law at Oxford University. He was elected President (head) of Magdalen College, Oxford on 29 July 1722, a post he held until he died in 1745.^[1] Butler, a Whig, was a politically oriented. He was a significant benefactor to Magdalen College. During his time as President of Magdalen, Butler was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1728 until 1732.^[2]^[3]

References

^ Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D., ed (1954). "Magdalen College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 193–207. http://www.british-history.ac.uk/report.aspx?compid=63881. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
^ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. http://www.admin.ox.ac.uk/vc/position/previousvice-chancellors/. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
^ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. http://books.google.com/books?id=B7kUAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA27. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

Academic offices
Preceded by Joseph Harwar	President of Magdalen College, Oxford 1722–1745	Succeeded by Thomas Jenner
Preceded by John Mather	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1728–1732	Succeeded by William Holmes

Persondata
Name	Butler, Edward
Alternative names
Short description	Academic administrator
Date of birth
Place of birth	England
Date of death	29 October 1745
Place of death	England