▁term ▁R ector ▁Ch ori ▁is ▁used ▁rather ▁than ▁Director ▁of ▁Music , ▁or ▁Master ▁of ▁the ▁Chor ister s . ▁It ▁literally ▁means ▁R uler ▁of ▁the ▁Ch oir , ▁and ▁is ▁an ▁historic ▁title . ▁ ▁Rect ores ▁Ch ori ▁▁▁ 1 4 9 9 ▁Lawrence ▁P ep ys ▁▁ 1 5 1 9 ▁Rev ▁George ▁Vincent ▁▁ 1 5 6 8 ▁George ▁Th et ford ▁ 1 5 8 2 ▁John ▁M ud d ▁▁ 1 5 8 4 ▁Thomas ▁F oster ▁▁ 1 5 8 6 ▁William ▁Col be cke ▁▁ 1 5 9 4 ▁John ▁Be eston ▁▁ 1 5 9 6 ▁Edward ▁Man est ie ▁▁ 1 6 2 2 ▁Francis ▁Dog son ▁▁ 1 6 2 8 ▁John ▁H utch inson ▁▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁Edward ▁Ch app ell ▁▁ 1 6 9 0 ▁George ▁Ch app ell ▁▁ 1 6 9 9 ▁William ▁Pope ley ▁▁ 1 7 1 - 5 4 ▁William ▁Lee ▁▁ 1 7 5 4 – 5 5 ▁Samuel ▁W ise ▁▁ 1 7 5 5 – 6 4 ▁Edmund ▁A yr ton ▁▁ 1 7 6 4 – 8 1 ▁Thomas ▁Spo ff orth ▁▁ 1 8 1 8 – 3 5 ▁Edward ▁He ath c ote ▁▁ 1 8 3 5 – 4 1 ▁Frederick ▁Gun ton ▁▁ 1 8 4 1 – 5 7 ▁Ch app ell ▁B atch elor ▁▁ 1 8 5 7 – 7 2 ▁Herbert ▁Stephen ▁Ir ons ▁▁ 1 8 7 2