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The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 15th, 16th and 17th centuries.
^J. L. Simmons, 'A Source for Shakespeare's Malvolio: The Elizabethan Controversy with the Puritans' in Huntington Library Quarterly, vol. 36 (May 1973), pp. 181–201
January 01, 1970
list, etonians, born, before, 18th, century, this, article, list, alumni, follow, wikipedia, verifiability, policy, please, improve, this, article, removing, names, that, have, independent, reliable, sources, showing, they, merit, inclusion, this, article, alu. This article s list of alumni may not follow Wikipedia s verifiability policy Please improve this article by removing names that do not have independent reliable sources showing they merit inclusion in this article AND are alumni or by incorporating the relevant publications into the body of the article through appropriate citations August 2011 The following notable old boys of Eton College were born in the 15th 16th and 17th centuries Contents 1 15th century 2 16th century 3 17th century 4 See also 5 References15th century editThomas Rotherham 1423 1500 Keeper of the Privy Seal 1467 1474 Bishop of Rochester 1468 1472 Bishop of Lincoln 1472 1480 Lord Chancellor 1474 1483 and Archbishop of York 1480 1500 Oliver King c 1432 1503 Bishop of Exeter 1492 1495 and Bishop of Bath and Wells 1495 1503 John Doget c 1434 1501 humanist scholar Robert Wydow c 1446 1505 poet and church musician Walter Lambe c 1450 c 1504 composer and church musician John Browne 1453 c 1500 composer Robert Hacomblen c 1455 1528 classical scholar and composer Provost of King s College Cambridge John Barker fl c 1471 1482 logician Nicholas West c 1461 1533 Bishop of Ely 1535 1538 and diplomat John Kite died 1537 Archbishop of Armagh 1513 1521 and Bishop of Carlisle 1521 1537 Richard Croke or Crocus c 1489 1558 classical scholar Edward Fox c 1496 1538 Bishop of Hereford 1535 153816th century editJohn Frith 1503 1533 Protestant clergyman and martyr Sir Thomas Pope 1507 1558 founder of Trinity College Oxford Edward Aglionby 1520 c 1587 poet Thomas Tusser 1524 1580 poet and farmer Robert Glover died 1555 Protestant martyr Laurence Saunders died 1555 Protestant preacher and martyr Sir Thomas Sutton c 1532 1611 founder of Charterhouse School Sir Humphrey Gilbert c 1539 1583 coloniser of Newfoundland Ralph Sherwin 1550 1581 Jesuit priest martyr and Catholic saint Thomas Aufield 1552 1585 Roman Catholic priest and beatified martyr John Cowell 1554 1611 Regius Professor of Civil Law University of Cambridge 1594 1611 Sir John Harington 1561 1612 author and inventor of the water closet Sir Thomas Posthumous Hoby 1566 1640 Member of Parliament claimed as the inspiration for Malvolio in Twelfth Night 1 William Oughtred 1575 1660 mathematician Robert Devereux 3rd Earl of Essex 1591 1646 General Parliamentarian Army 1642 1645 Meric Casaubon 1599 1671 classical scholar17th century editHenry Hammond 1605 1660 clergyman Bulstrode Whitelocke 1605 1675 lawyer and politician prominent Parliamentarian during the Civil War Edmund Waller 1606 1687 poet and anti Parliamentarian conspirator John Pearson 1613 1686 Lady Margaret s Professor of Divinity University of Cambridge 1661 1672 and Bishop of Chester 1673 1686 Henry More 1614 1687 theologian and philosopher George Fane c 1616 1663 Royalist commander Antony Ascham died 1650 Parliamentarian Ambassador to Spain 1650 and murder victim Robert Boyle 1627 1691 natural philosopher and chemist Henry Godolphin 1648 1733 Provost of Eton 1695 1707 1726 1733 and Dean of St Paul s 1707 1726 George Stanhope 1660 1728 Dean of Canterbury 1704 1728 John Rosewell Headmaster 1671 1682 James Stanhope 1st Earl Stanhope 1673 1721 Secretary of State for the Southern Department 1714 1717 1718 1721 Chancellor of the Exchequer 1717 1718 and soldier Charles Townshend 2nd Viscount Townshend 1674 1738 Secretary of State for the Northern Department 1714 1717 1721 1730 Anthony Collins 1676 1729 deist Robert Walpole 1st Earl of Orford 1676 1745 Secretary at War 1708 1710 Prime Minister and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1721 1742 John Weldon 1676 1736 organist and composer Henry St John 1st Viscount Bolingbroke 1678 1751 Secretary at War 1704 1708 Charles Talbot 1st Baron Talbot of Hensol 1685 1737 Solicitor General 1726 1733 and Lord Chancellor 1733 1737 Sir William Wyndham 1687 1740 Secretary at War 1712 1713 and Chancellor of the Exchequer 1713 1714 Thomas Thackeray 1693 1760 an 18th century Head Master of Harrow William George c 1698 1756 Dean of Lincoln Provost of King s College Cambridge Head Master of EtonSee also editList of Old Etonians born in the 18th century List of Old Etonians born in the 19th century List of Old Etonians born in the 20th centuryReferences edit J L Simmons A Source for Shakespeare s Malvolio The Elizabethan Controversy with the Puritans in Huntington Library Quarterly vol 36 May 1973 pp 181 201 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of Old Etonians born before the 18th century amp oldid 1181421372, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
