John Richard Magrath

Who was John Richard Magrath?

John Richard Magrath was a British academic and administrator at the University of Oxford.

Magrath was born on the island of Guernsey and educated at Elizabeth College. He attained a Bachelor of Arts degree from Oriel College, Oxford and became a Fellow of The Queen's College, Oxford, in 1860. He was ordained in 1863. At the Queen's College, he became Tutor, Dean, Chaplain, Bursar, Pro-provost, and then Provost.

At Oxford he was a member of the University's Hebdomadal Council, Curator of the University Chest, a Delegate of the Oxford University Press, and Vice-Chancellor.

Magrath was an Alderman in Oxford from 1889 to 1895. He was in support of women's higher education and interested in northern schools connected with The Queen's College, especially St Bees School.

Magrath's papers are in the Bodleian Library at Oxford.