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Jesus College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. The college was founded in 1571 by Queen Elizabeth I at the request of
Hugh Price Hugh Price may refer to: * Hugh Price (intelligence), former senior official in the Central Intelligence Agency * Hugh Price (lawyer) (c. 1495–1574), Welsh lawyer and cleric; founder of Jesus College, Oxford * Hugh Bernard Price (born 1941), U.S. ...
, a Welsh clergyman, who was Treasurer of
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in
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. The college still has strong links with Wales, and about 15% of students are Welsh. There are 340 undergraduates and 190 students carrying out postgraduate studies. Women have been admitted since 1974, when the college was one of the first five men's colleges to become co-educational. Old members of Jesus College are sometimes known as "Jesubites".
Harold Wilson James Harold Wilson, Baron Wilson of Rievaulx, (11 March 1916 – 24 May 1995) was a British politician who served as Prime Minister of the United Kingdom twice, from October 1964 to June 1970, and again from March 1974 to April 1976. He ...
studied at Jesus College from 1934 to 1937, and was later the Prime Minister of the United Kingdom during two periods (from October 1964 to June 1970, and from March 1974 to April 1976). More than 30 other Members of Parliament (MPs) have been educated at the college, from Sir John Salusbury who was elected as MP for Denbighshire in 1601 to Theresa Villiers who was elected as MP for Chipping Barnet in 2005.
Sir Leoline Jenkins Sir Leoline Jenkins (1625 – 1 September 1685) was a Welsh academic, diplomat involved in the negotiation of international treaties (e.g. Nimègue), jurist and politician. He was a clerical lawyer who served as Judge of the High Court of Adm ...
, who became a Fellow and later the Principal of the college, was
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from 1680 to 1681 and
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from 1681 to 1685. Sir William Williams served as
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from 1680 to 1685 and as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 1687 to 1689. Evan Cotton was MP for Finsbury East before holding the position of President of the Bengal Legislative Council from 1922 to 1925. Several Welsh politicians have been educated at the college, some representing constituencies in Wales (such as Sir John Wogan, representing
Pembrokeshire Pembrokeshire ( ; cy, Sir Benfro ) is a Local government in Wales#Principal areas, county in the South West Wales, south-west of Wales. It is bordered by Carmarthenshire to the east, Ceredigion to the northeast, and the rest by sea. The count ...
at various times between 1614 and 1644) and others working outside Parliament, such as D. J. Williams, a co-founder of the Welsh nationalist party Plaid Cymru. Other students at the college have subsequently held political offices in other countries. Norman Manley was Chief Minister of Jamaica from 1955 to 1962.
P. T. Rajan Sir Ponnambala Thiaga Rajan (22 April 1892 – 25 September 1974) was the Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 4 April 1936, to 24 August 1936 (143 Days). He was also the last President of the Justice Party. P. T. Rajan was born in a Thondai ...
was
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between April and August 1936. Heather Wilson was the first Old Member of the college to sit in the United States House of Representatives, where she represented New Mexico's 1st congressional district from 1998 to 2009. The Australian politician Neal Blewett was a member of the Australian House of Representatives from 1977 to 1994, a Government Minister from 1983 to 1994 and High Commissioner to the UK from 1994 to 1998. Pixley ka Isaka Seme, who studied for a BCL between 1906 and 1909, was one of the founder members of the African National Congress. Several prominent judges and lawyers were educated at the college.
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, who was Lord Chancellor from 1929 to 1935, studied for a BA in History and BCL between 1885 and 1891. Lord du Parcq was appointed as a
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in 1946. Sir Richard Richards became Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer in 1817. The Scottish MP and lawyer Lord Murray was appointed a
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in 1979. The solicitor Sir David Lewis was Lord Mayor of the City of London from 2007 to 2008. Other lawyers who studied at the college include James Chadwin QC, who defended the Yorkshire Ripper, and Sir Arthur James, who prosecuted the
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and later became a judge of the
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. Academic lawyers include J Duncan M Derrett, Professor of Oriental Laws in the University of London from 1965 to 1982, and
Alfred Hazel Alfred Ernest William Hazel (20 February 1869 – 20 August 1944) was a British Liberal Party (UK), Liberal Party Member of Parliament (MP) and legal academic at the University of Oxford. Background He was educated at West Bromwich Wesleyan Sc ...
, Reader in English Law at
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.


Alumni

;Abbreviations used in the following tables: * M – Year of matriculation at Jesus College (a dash indicates that the individual did not matriculate at the college) * G – Year of
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/ conclusion of study at Jesus College (a dash indicates that the individual graduated from another college) * DNG – Did not graduate: left the college without taking a degree * ? – Year unknown; an approximate year is used for table-sorting purposes. * (F/P) after name – later became a Fellow or Principal of Jesus College, and included on the list of Principals and Fellows * (HF) after name – later became an Honorary Fellow of Jesus College, and included on the list of Honorary Fellows ;Degree abbreviations * Undergraduate degree: BA – Bachelor of Arts * Postgraduate degrees: :* BCL – Bachelor of Civil Law :* MA – Master of Arts :* MPhil – Master of Philosophy :* DCL – Doctor of Civil Law :* DPhil – Doctor of Philosophy The subject studied and the degree classification are included, where known. Until the early 19th century, undergraduates read for a Bachelor of Arts degree that included study of Latin and Greek texts, mathematics, geometry, philosophy and theology. Individual subjects at undergraduate level were only introduced later: for example, Mathematics (1805), Natural Science (1850), Jurisprudence (1851, although it had been available before this to students who obtained special permission), Modern History (1851) and Theology (1871). Geography and Modern Languages were introduced in the 20th century. Music had been available as a specialist subject before these changes; medicine was studied as a post-graduate subject.


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References

Notes Bibliography * ''The Jesus College Record'' – annual publication. Cited in references as: ''JCR'' * Cited in references as: Baker * Cited in references as: ''Oxford Men'' * Cited in references as: ''Members List'' * Cited in references as: ''ODNB'' * Cited in references as: ''Honours'' * Cited in references as: ''Honours Supplement 1930'' * Cited in references as: ''Honours Supplement 1950'' * Cited in references as: ''Honours Supplement 1965'' * Cited in references as: ''DWB'' * Cited in references as: ''Who's Who'' * Cited in references as: ''Who Was Who''


External links


List of notable Old Members, Jesus College website
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