Henry Sever
Devine, educational administrator
About Henry Sever
Henry Sever was an almoner and chaplain.
Henry Sever DD (died 1471) was an English medieval divine and educational administrator.
Sever became the senior proctor at Merton College, Oxford in 1427. Sever was the chaplain and almoner of King Henry VI. He was also the first Provost (head school governor) of Eton College, from 1440 to 1442. He was the Chancellor of Oxford University during 1442–3. He became Prebendary (1445) and then Chancellor (1449) of St Paul's Cathedral in London.
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Devine, educational administrator
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Henry Sever died in 1471.
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Henry Sever was an almoner and chaplain.
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