Richard Clayton
Male, Deceased Person
– 1676
Who was Richard Clayton?
Richard Clayton was a Canon, Oxford academic and administrator. He was Master of University College, Oxford from 1665 until his death in 1676.
Clayton was originally from Yorkshire and matriculated at University College in 1618. In 1629, he was elected as a Percy Fellow at University College in Oxford. He was bursar of the College from 1631–34 and 1636–37. He resigned from his Fellowship in 1639 to escape from the Civil War.
Clayton's son, John, maticulated at University College in 1657.
He became a Prebendary and then Canon of Salisbury Cathedral from 1661. He spent more time in Salisbury than in Oxford.
He became Master of University College in 1665. From 1670 to the end of his Mastership, there was great concentration on rebuilding at the College. In 1670, funding for completion of the library was solicited. Between 1670–74, funds were sought for completing the main quadrangle.
During Clayton's time as Master, John Radcliffe was the pupil of Obadiah Walker, the next Master of University College. John Radcliffe was subsequently physician to the King and a major benefactor of the College, including the Radcliffe Quad, immediately to the east of the main quad.
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