Theophilus Leigh

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Theophilus Leigh D.D. (died 3 January 1785) was an English academic administrator at the University of Oxford.

Leigh was elected Master (head) of Balliol College, Oxford on 12 May 1726, a post he held until his death in 1785.^[1] He was from outside the College and a nephew of the College's Visitor, yet he did not cause the College to fall into decline. During his time as Master of Balliol, he was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1738 until 1741.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D., ed. (1954). "Balliol College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History. pp. 82–95. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
↑ "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 18, 2011.
↑ "Vice-Chancellors from the year 1660". The Oxford University Calendar. University of Oxford. 1817. pp. 27–28. Retrieved July 18, 2011.

Academic offices
Preceded by Joseph Hunt	Master of Balliol College, Oxford 1726–1785	Succeeded by John Davey
Preceded by Stephen Niblett	Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University 1738–1741	Succeeded by Walter Hodges

Persondata
Name	Leigh, Theophilus
Alternative names
Short description	Academic administrator
Date of birth
Place of birth	England
Date of death	3 January 1785
Place of death	England

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