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John Collier Jones by
Thomas Phillips
John Collier Jones (1770 – 7 August 1838) was an academic administrator at the
University of Oxford in
England .
The son of Richard Jones of
Plympton Erle , Devon, Jones was educated at
Exeter College, Oxford , matriculating in 1788 aged 18, graduating
B.A. 1792,
M.A. 1796,
B.D. 1807,
D.D. 1819, and holding a fellowship 1792–1799.
[1]
He was
Rector of
Exeter College, Oxford from 6 November 1819 until his death in 1838.
[2] He was also
Vice-Chancellor of
Oxford University from 1828 to 1832.
[3]
His portrait was painted by
Thomas Phillips and a
mezzotint engraving was produced by
Samuel Cousins and published by James Ryman in 1834.
[4]
His papers are in the
Bodleian Library at Oxford.
[5]
References
^
Foster, Joseph .
"Jones, John Collier" .
Alumni Oxonienses – via
Wikisource .
^ H. E. Salter; Mary D. Lobel, eds. (1954). "Exeter College".
A History of the County of Oxford: Volume 3: The University of Oxford .
Victoria County History , UK. pp. 107–118. Retrieved 13 July 2011 .
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"Previous Vice-Chancellors" .
University of Oxford , UK. Archived from
the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2011 .
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"John Collier Jones" . NPG D36717 .
National Portrait Gallery ,
London , UK. Retrieved 13 July 2011 .
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"University of Oxford Vice-Chancellor's papers, chiefly concerning the Vice-Chancellorships of two Rectors of Exeter College, Dr John Collier Jones, October 1828-October 1832, and Dr John Prideaux Lightfoot, October 1862-October 1866, with some Curators' papers" . Collection Level Description: Oxford University Papers .
Bodleian Library ,
University of Oxford , UK. Retrieved 13 July 2011 .