Thomas Lee (academic)

For other people named Thomas Lee, see Thomas Lee (disambiguation).
St Lawrence Church at Barton, Warwickshire, where Thomas Lee was rector.

Rev. Thomas Lee D.D. was a 19th-century academic administrator at the University of Oxford and clergyman.

Lee was awarded a Doctor of Divinity at Oxford. He was President of Trinity College, Oxford from 1808 to 1824.[1] While President at Trinity College, Lee was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1814 until 1818.[2]

The Allied sovereigns' visit to England occurred during June 1814 when Lee was Vice-Chancellor.[1] Emperor Alexander I of Russia, King Frederick William III of Prussia, and Marshal Gebhard Leberecht von Blücher received honorary degrees during the visit to Oxford.

Lee was also Rector at Barton in Warwickshire.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 Salter, H. E. and Lobel, Mary D. (eds.). "Trinity College". A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford. Victoria County History, UK. pp. 238–251. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  2. "Previous Vice-Chancellors". University of Oxford, UK. Retrieved July 13, 2011.
  3. Nichols, John (1808). "Civil Promotions". The Gentleman's Magazine, Volume 103. p. 265. Retrieved July 15, 2011.
Academic offices
Preceded by
Joseph Chapman
President of Trinity College, Oxford
1808–1824
Succeeded by
James Ingram
Preceded by
John Cole
Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University
1814–1818
Succeeded by
Frodsham Hodson
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