Henry Foulkes (b. 1773 – 17 September 1857) of North
Wales
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, from 1817 to his death. He holds the record for the longest-serving Principal of the college.
He studied at Jesus College, and was awarded his BA in 1794, his MA in 1797, his BD in 1804 and his DD in 1817. At the time of his death, he was reported as being 84 years old, and he had not played a part in university life for some years on account of the "infirmities attendant on old age".[
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1770s births
1857 deaths
Fellows of Jesus College, Oxford
Alumni of Jesus College, Oxford
Principals of Jesus College, Oxford
Year of birth uncertain
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