List of members of the Council of Keble College, Oxford
October 24, 2023
Keble College, one of the colleges of the University of Oxford, was established by public subscription in 1868 as a memorial to the clergyman John Keble. He was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement, whose members were often called "Tractarians"; they aimed to reform the Church of England by reasserting its links with the early Catholic church. The college was incorporated by royal charter dated 6 June 1870. Under its terms, the governance of the college was in the hands of the Warden (the head of the college) and a council of nine to twelve members; the Warden could veto almost any decision of the council and so was in a strong position.[1][2] Other Oxford colleges, in contrast, were run by the head of the college and the Fellows. By keeping matters relating to religion and the college's internal affairs in the hands of the council, rather than college academics (termed Tutors at Keble during this period), the founders hoped to maintain Keble's religious position as "a bastion of 'orthodox' Anglican teaching" against the opponents of Tractarianism.[3] The council even had power to move the college away from Oxford (subject to the consent of the Visitor, the Archbishop of Canterbury) if it transpired that Oxford was not a suitable home.[2][4]
In total, 54 men served on the council, 11 of whom were college alumni; in 1903, Arthur Winnington-Ingram (Bishop of London) became the first former Keble student to join the council. Appointment was for life or until resignation rather than for a fixed term; the council had power to fill vacancies.[2] The first members were drawn from the committee of the Keble Memorial Fund whose work had raised the money to build the college. The council met three times per year, including a meeting on St Mark's Day (25 April) – this was not only John Keble's birthday but the date on which the foundation stone was laid in 1868, and so was adopted by the college for commemorations and celebrations.[5]
Most of the members of the council came from outside the college, and many did not have other continuing links with the university. It has been described as "an external Council of ecclesiastical worthies".[6] There were often arguments during meetings about the future direction of the college when Edward Stuart Talbot was Warden (from the college's foundation until 1888).[5] Over time, the Tutors came to have a greater influence on the direction of the college, a change recognised in 1930 when the council ceded control of internal administration and academic matters to the Warden and Fellows (as the Tutors were then retitled). It retained management of finances and ecclesiastical patronage, until Harry Carpenter (Warden from 1939 to 1955) persuaded the council to transfer its remaining powers to the Warden and Fellows.[7] This placed the college "on a constitutional par with the older colleges of the University."[8] The council ceased to exist after 9 April 1952, the date on which new statutes of the college that placed full management in the hands of the Warden and Fellows were approved by the Queen in Council.[1]
A Director of the Bank of England (1853–1901, Governor 1875–77); MP for the City of London (1891–92); raised to the peerage in 1896; a nephew of the wealthy trader William Gibbs (owner of Tyntesfield) who paid for the construction of the chapel[10]
John Arthur Gibbs (OM)
1925
1946
Merchant banker with Anthony Gibbs and Sons from 1882; became a partner of the firm in 1897[11]
Honorary Secretary to the Keble Memorial Fund until 1873, when he moved to the United States (later becoming a US citizen); inherited the title of Viscount Exmouth shortly before his death[16][17]
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Keble College one of the colleges of the University of Oxford was established by public subscription in 1868 as a memorial to the clergyman John Keble He was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement whose members were often called Tractarians they aimed to reform the Church of England by reasserting its links with the early Catholic church The college was incorporated by royal charter dated 6 June 1870 Under its terms the governance of the college was in the hands of the Warden the head of the college and a council of nine to twelve members the Warden could veto almost any decision of the council and so was in a strong position 1 2 Other Oxford colleges in contrast were run by the head of the college and the Fellows By keeping matters relating to religion and the college s internal affairs in the hands of the council rather than college academics termed Tutors at Keble during this period the founders hoped to maintain Keble s religious position as a bastion of orthodox Anglican teaching against the opponents of Tractarianism 3 The council even had power to move the college away from Oxford subject to the consent of the Visitor the Archbishop of Canterbury if it transpired that Oxford was not a suitable home 2 4 Samuel Wilberforce Bishop of Oxford and then of Winchester served on the Council of Keble College from 1870 to 1873 this photograph was taken by Lewis Carroll In total 54 men served on the council 11 of whom were college alumni in 1903 Arthur Winnington Ingram Bishop of London became the first former Keble student to join the council Appointment was for life or until resignation rather than for a fixed term the council had power to fill vacancies 2 The first members were drawn from the committee of the Keble Memorial Fund whose work had raised the money to build the college The council met three times per year including a meeting on St Mark s Day 25 April this was not only John Keble s birthday but the date on which the foundation stone was laid in 1868 and so was adopted by the college for commemorations and celebrations 5 Most of the members of the council came from outside the college and many did not have other continuing links with the university It has been described as an external Council of ecclesiastical worthies 6 There were often arguments during meetings about the future direction of the college when Edward Stuart Talbot was Warden from the college s foundation until 1888 5 Over time the Tutors came to have a greater influence on the direction of the college a change recognised in 1930 when the council ceded control of internal administration and academic matters to the Warden and Fellows as the Tutors were then retitled It retained management of finances and ecclesiastical patronage until Harry Carpenter Warden from 1939 to 1955 persuaded the council to transfer its remaining powers to the Warden and Fellows 7 This placed the college on a constitutional par with the older colleges of the University 8 The council ceased to exist after 9 April 1952 the date on which new statutes of the college that placed full management in the hands of the Warden and Fellows were approved by the Queen in Council 1 Council members Edit nbsp Gathorne Gathorne Hardy 1st Earl of Cranbrook a member of the council from 1870 to 1898 nbsp Henry Herbert 4th Earl of Carnarvon a council member from 1870 to 1882 nbsp Edward King Bishop of Lincoln and a council member from 1885 to 1910 nbsp John Sankey 1st Viscount Sankey who was Lord Chancellor from 1929 to 1935 was a council member from 1927 to 1948 nbsp William Stubbs a member of the council from 1890 to 1901KeyThose members of the council who were Old Members of the college are marked in colour and with OM after their name Cyril Garbett OM All academic appointments are at the University of Oxford unless otherwise stated Members of the Council of Keble College Oxford Name Start End NotesMountague Bernard 1870 1882 Chichele Professor of Public International Law 1859 74 Fellow of All Souls College 1870 82 Alfred Bisdee OM 1950 1952 Anglican priest who was an honorary canon of Christ Church Cathedral OxfordWilliam Bright 1870 1901 Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History 1868 1901 Sir John Buchanan Riddell 1899 1924 Barrister High Sheriff of Northumberland 1897 father of Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell also a member of the council 9 Sir Walter Buchanan Riddell 1923 1934 Principal of Hertford College 1922 29 son of Sir John Buchanan Riddell also a member of the council Frederick Bulley 1880 1885 President of Magdalen College 1855 85 Vincent Coles 1910 1924 Principal of Pusey House 1897 1909 Christopher Eastwood 1937 1952 Assistant Under Secretary of State for the Colonies 1947 52 and 1954 56 Cyril Garbett OM 1924 1950 Bishop of Southwark 1919 32 Bishop of Winchester 1932 42 Archbishop of York 1942 55 Hugh Gascoyne Cecil 1st Baron Quickswood 1898 1952 Fellow of Hertford College 1892 36 MP for Greenwich 1895 1906 and for Oxford University 1910 37 raised to the peerage in 1941Gathorne Gathorne Hardy 1st Earl of Cranbrook 1870 1898 Home Secretary 1867 68 Secretary of State for War 1874 78 Secretary of State for India 1878 80 Hucks Gibbs 1st Baron Aldenham 1873 1907 A Director of the Bank of England 1853 1901 Governor 1875 77 MP for the City of London 1891 92 raised to the peerage in 1896 a nephew of the wealthy trader William Gibbs owner of Tyntesfield who paid for the construction of the chapel 10 John Arthur Gibbs OM 1925 1946 Merchant banker with Anthony Gibbs and Sons from 1882 became a partner of the firm in 1897 11 Vicary Gibbs 1906 1921 MP for St Albans 1892 1904 Henry Herbert 4th Earl of Carnarvon 1870 1882 Secretary of State for the Colonies 1866 67 and 1874 78 Lord Lieutenant of Ireland 1885 86 Nugent Hicks 1934 1942 Dean of the college 1901 09 Bishop of Gibraltar 1927 33 Bishop of Lincoln 1933 42 Sir Samuel Hoare 1919 1922 MP for Chelsea 1910 44 Home Secretary 1937 39 John Johnston OM 1914 1923 Principal of Cuddesdon College an Anglican theological college 1895 1913 Edward King 1885 1910 Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology 1873 85 Bishop of Lincoln 1885 1910 Francis Leighton 1871 1880 Warden of All Souls College 1858 81 Henry Liddon 1870 1890 Dean Ireland s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture 1870 82 Walter Lock 1885 1897 Fellow of Magdalen College 1869 92 Dean Ireland s Professor of the Exegesis of Holy Scripture 1895 1919 Lady Margaret Professor of Divinity 1919 27 third Warden of Keble 1897 1920 12 Frederick Lygon 6th Earl Beauchamp 1870 1891 Fellow of All Souls College 1852 56 Lord Steward of the Household 1874 80 vice president of the Keble Memorial Fund and a key member of the council who was consulted at every stage 13 Henry Longueville Mansel 1870 1871 Waynflete Professor of Metaphysical Philosophy 1855 67 Regius Professor of Ecclesiastical History 1867 68 Dean of St Paul s 1868 71 Frederick Matheson OM 1921 1942 Dean of the college 1914 21 Dean of Carlisle 1938 42 Peter Medd 1870 1908 Fellow of University College 1852 77 Robert Moberly 1901 1903 Regius Professor of Pastoral Theology 1892 1903 Frank Morgan 1923 1935 Tutor in History 1905 18 Secretary of the Representative Body of the Church in Wales 1918 35 also a Governor of the University College of Wales Aberystwyth 14 Robert Mortimer OM 1950 1952 Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology 1944 49 Bishop of Exeter 1949 73 William Newbolt 1901 1930 Principal of Ely Theological College 1887 90 Robert Ottley 1908 1920 Regius Professor of Moral and Pastoral Theology 1903 33 Roundell Palmer 3rd Earl of Selborne 1950 1952 MP for Newton 1910 18 and for Aldershot 1918 40 inherited title of Earl of Selborne in 1942 Minister of Economic Warfare 1942 45 Edward Page OM 1935 1952 Chairman of the Diocese of Bath and Wells Board of Finance 1936 High Sheriff of Somerset 1947 15 Henry Pellew 1870 1873 Honorary Secretary to the Keble Memorial Fund until 1873 when he moved to the United States later becoming a US citizen inherited the title of Viscount Exmouth shortly before his death 16 17 Edward Bouverie Pusey 1870 1880 Regius Professor of Hebrew 1828 82 a leader of the Oxford MovementGeorge Russell 1908 1919 MP for Aylesbury 1880 85 and for Biggleswade 1892 95 Under Secretary of State for India 1892 94 Under Secretary of State for the Home Department 1894 95 William Sackville West 1882 1905 Also the college s bursar 1871 76 previously Lieutenant Colonel of the Grenadier Guards 18 John Sankey 1st Viscount Sankey 1927 1948 High Court Judge 1914 28 Lord Justice of Appeal 1928 29 Lord Chancellor 1929 35 raised to the peerage as Baron Sankey 1929 and then Viscount Sankey 1932 John Shaw Stewart 1870 1900 Honorary Treasurer of the Keble Memorial Fund the college s bursar 1876 80 a magistrate in Renfrewshire and Middlesex 17 18 Frederick Spurling 1897 1914 Sub Warden of the college 1897 1906 William Stubbs 1890 1901 Regius Professor of Modern History 1866 84 Bishop of Chester 1884 89 Bishop of Oxford 1889 1901 Edward Keble Talbot 1924 1949 Son of Edward Stuart Talbot first Warden and a member of the council Superior of the Community of the Resurrection Mirfield 1922 40 Edward Stuart Talbot 1893 1934 First Warden of the college 1870 88 Bishop of Rochester 1895 1905 Bishop of Southwark 1905 11 Bishop of Winchester 1911 23 father of Edward Keble Talbot also a member of the council 12 Sir George Talbot 1900 1938 Fellow of All Souls College 1886 98 High Court Judge 1923 37 Francis Underhill 1930 1943 Bishop of Bath and Wells 1937 43 Sir Harry Vaisey 1939 1951 High Court Judge 1944 60 Richard Walters OM 1950 1952 Chartered accountant Honorary Secretary of the college s Appeal Fund 1951 68 19 William Wand 1944 1952 Archbishop of Brisbane 1934 43 Bishop of Bath and Wells 1943 45 Bishop of London 1945 55 Richard Temple West 1882 1893 High Church Anglican priest who was a Student of Christ Church Student being the term at Christ Church for Fellows became vicar of St Mary Magdalene Paddington 20 Samuel Wilberforce 1870 1873 Bishop of Oxford 1845 69 Bishop of Winchester 1869 73 Roger Wilson OM 1950 1952 Bishop of Wakefield 1949 58 Bishop of Chichester 1958 74 Arthur Winnington Ingram OM 1903 1946 Bishop of London 1901 39 Charles Wood 2nd Viscount Halifax 1880 1919 President of the English Church Union 1869 1919 1931 34 father of Edward Wood also a member of the council Edward Wood 1st Baron Irwin 1919 1926 Son of Charles Wood also a member of the council Fellow of All Souls College 1903 33 MP for Ripon 1910 25 Viceroy of India 1926 31 Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs 1938 40 raised to the peerage as 1st Baron Irwin in 1925 before succeeding his father as 3rd Viscount Halifax in 1934 further ennobled as 1st Earl of Halifax in 1944References EditGeneral referencesDrennan pp 17 18 Specific references a b Drennan p 17 a b c Mallet Charles Edward 1968 1927 A History of the University of Oxford Volume 3 Modern Oxford Barnes amp Noble p 428 Cameron and Archer pp 15 16 Hibbert p 207 a b Cameron and Archer pp 14 19 Keble s Past Keble College Oxford Retrieved 24 November 2009 Hibbert p 208 Cameron and Archer p 59 Obituaries Sir J W Buchanan Riddell The Times 3 November 1924 p 16 Cameron and Archer p 22 Drennan pp 40 41 a b Drennan p 1 Cameron and Archer p 17 Drennan p 69 Drennan p 137 Death of Lord Exmouth American citizen and social worker The Times 6 February 1923 p 12 a b Cameron and Archer p 13 a b Drennan p 3 Drennan p 193 Obituary The Times 11 February 1893 p 10 BibliographyCameron Averil Archer Ian W eds 2008 Keble Past and Present Third Millennium Publishing ISBN 978 1 903942 71 0 Drennan Basil St G ed 1970 The Keble College Centenary Register 1870 1970 Keble College Oxford ISBN 978 0 85033 048 9 Hibbert Christopher ed 1992 Keble College The Encyclopaedia of Oxford Pan Macmillan pp 206 208 ISBN 0 333 48614 5 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title List of members of the Council of Keble College Oxford amp oldid 1169388869, wikipedia, 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