John Sumner (priest)

John Sumner DD (d. 26 February 1772) was a Canon of Windsor from 1751 to 1772.^[1]

Career

He was educated at Eton College and King’s College, Cambridge and graduated BA in 1729, MA in 1732, and DD in 1744.

He was appointed:

Assistant master of Eton College, 1734–1745
Headmaster of Eton College, 1745–1754
Rector of Berwick-in-Elmet, Yorkshire, 1750–1772
Rector of Castleford, 1753–1772
Rector of St Benet Finck, 1772

He was appointed to the twelfth stall in St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle in 1751, and held the stall until 1772.

Notes

↑ Fasti Wyndesorienses, May 1950. S.L. Ollard. Published by the Dean and Canons of St George's Chapel, Windsor Castle

Academic offices
Preceded by William Cooke	Head Master of Eton College 1745–1754	Succeeded by Edward Barnard

Head Masters of Eton College since 1711

Andrew Snape Henry Bland William George William Cooke John Sumner Edward Barnard John Foster Jonathan Davies George Heath Joseph Goodall John Keate Edward Craven Hawtrey Charles Old Goodford Edward Balston James John Hornby Edmond Warre Edward Lyttelton Cyril Alington Claude Aurelius Elliott Robert Birley Anthony Chenevix-Trench Michael McCrum Eric Anderson John Lewis Tony Little Simon Henderson

For Head Masters prior to 1711, see List of Head Masters of Eton College

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