Henry Sever

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Who is Henry Sever?

Henry Sever DD 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 of Eton College, from 1440–2. He was the Chancellor of Oxford University during 1442–3. He became Prebendary and then Chancellor of St Paul's Cathedral in London. From 1455 until his death in 1471, he was the Warden of Merton College, Oxford.

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