Henry George Woods
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Henry George Woods | |
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| Title | Master of the Temple |
| Personal life | |
| Born | 16 June 1842 |
| Died | 19 July 1915 (aged 73) London, England |
| Resting place | Holywell Cemetery, Oxford |
| Nationality | British |
| Religious life | |
| Religion | Christianity (Anglicism) |
| Ordination | 1866 (deacon) 1867 (priest) |
| Senior posting | |
| Period in office | 1904 to 1915 |
| Predecessor | Alfred Ainger |
| Successor | Ernest Barnes |
| Previous post | President of Trinity College, Oxford (1887 to 1897) |
Henry George Woods (16 June 1842 – 19 July 1915) was an Anglican clergyman and academic. He was President of Trinity College, Oxford, from 1887 to 1897 and Master of the Temple from 1904 to 1915.[1]
Woods was born on 16 June 1842 in Woodend, Northamptonshire.[1] He was educated at Lancing College, an Anglican public school in Lancing, West Sussex.[2] As an exhibitioner and later a scholar, he studied classics at Corpus Christi College, Oxford. He gained a first in Mods in 1863 and a first in Greats in 1865.[1]
Academic career
In 1865, Woods was elected a fellow of Trinity College, Oxford.[3] In 1866, he was appointed a tutor.[1] He served as bursar from 1867 to 1887.[3] In 1887, he was elected President of Trinity College, Oxford.[2] He resigned the post in 1897;[1] his wife's health was deteriorating at the time and this was given as the reason for his resignation.[4] He was elected an honorary fellow of Trinity College in 1898.[5]
