The Provost is the chairman of the Governing Body of Eton College. He is chosen by the Crown and is assisted by a Vice-Provost and ten Fellows. Provosts of Eton 15th century Henry Sever (1440–1442) William Waynflete (1442–1447) John Clerk (1447) William Westbury (1447)Thomas Barker (1447) 16th century Henry Bost (1477–1504) Roger Lupton (1504–1535) Roger Aldrich (1535–1547) Sir Thomas Smith (1547–1554) Henry Cole (1554–1559) William Bill (1559–1561)Richard Bruerne (1561) William Day (1561–1596) 17th century Sir Henry Savile (1596–1622) Sir Thomas Murray (1622–1623) Sir Henry Wotton (1624–1639) Richard Steward (1639–1644) Francis Rous (1644–1659) Nicholas Lockyer (1659–1660) Nicholas Monck (1660–1661) John Meredith (1662–1665) Richard Allestree (1665–1680) Zachary Cradock (1681–1695) 18th century Henry Godolphin (1695–1732) Henry Bland (1733–1746) Stephen Sleech (1746–1765) Edward Barnard (1765–1781) William Hayward Roberts (1781–1791) 19th century Jonathan Davies (1791–1809) Joseph Goodall (1809–1840)John Lonsdale (1840) Francis Hodgson (1840–1853) Edward Craven Hawtrey (1853–1862) Charles Old Goodford (1862–1884) 20th century James John Hornby (1884–1909) Edmond Warre (1909–1918) Montague Rhodes James (1918–1936) Hugh Cecil, 1st Baron Quickswood (1936–1944) Sir Henry Marten (1945–1949) Sir Claude Aurelius Elliott (1949–1965) Harold Caccia, Baron Caccia (1965–1978) Martin Charteris, Baron Charteris of Amisfield (1978–1991) Sir Antony Acland (1991–2000) 21st century Sir Eric Anderson (2000–2009) William Waldegrave, Baron Waldegrave of North Hill (2009–present) Notes See also List of Head Masters of Eton College Sources Provosts of Eton Eton College