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Rector of North and South Lopham, Norfolk (1822-1861), and of North Wingfield, Derbyshire (1861-1878)

B.A. 1872

B.A. 1871. Physician and surgeon

Sister of John Hay Beith, alias the writer Ian Hay (B.A. 1898).

Third son of William Billingsley (d. 1553), haberdasher, and his wife, Elizabeth Hardy (or Harlow). Matriculated pensioner at St John's College in 1550; scholar, 1551. Billingsley did not take his degree, and was apprenticed to a haberdasher in London and rose to serve four terms as Master of the Haberdashers' Company. He was alderman of two London wards, was senior alderman in 1596, and elected Lord Mayor of London in December 1596. He was knighted in 1597. Billingsley translated works including Euclid's Elements of Geometry (1570). A 'Mathematical preface' was contributed to this by John Dee, in which he classified and described the mathematical arts, and corrected the translation of passages which Billingsley had failed to understand. Billingsley married first, Elizabeth Bourne (1541/2-1577), with whom he had five children; secondly, Bridget (d. 1588), daughter of Sir Christopher Draper and widow (husband's name not known); thirdly, Kathleen Killigrew, widow of [first name unknown] Trappe; fourthly (in 1598) Elizabeth (d. 1605/6), daughter of Richard Peacocke of Finchley and widow of Rowland Martyn; fifthly, Susan Tracey (d. 1633), widow of [first name unknown] Barger. As well as leaving money to St John's to found scholarships he left money to Emmanuel College to buy land.

Son of Richard Cave of Stanford, Northamptonshire and his second wife Margaret, daughter of John Saxby of Northampton. Spent five years from late 1524 to 1529 in convent of the Order of St John of Jerusalem in Europe, being made a Knight of the Order in 1525. From 1529 was commander of the Order in Yeaveley and Barrow in Derbyshire. He was summoned back to Malta in 1535, but only got as far as Vienne before being sent back to England by the new Grand Master for an urgent meeting with Henry VIII. Cave's hopes of transferring to the more prestigious commandery of Shingay in Cambridgeshire were disappointed when the English Grand Prior's nephew was elected instead. The order was dissolved in 1540 and Cave committed to Protestantism. He was given a pension and the use of a house in London, became a servant to the King, focussed on his family's wool business, and when former religious were permitted to marry, married a wealthy widow, Margaret Holte, née Willington. He was MP for Leicestershire during Edward VI's reign and lived quietly under Mary I, serving as MP for Warwickshire in her last parliament and in 1553 becoming manager of one of her sister Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I)'s estates. He was immediately appointed to Elizabeth's Privy Council and made Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster. He was MP for Warwickshire in 1559 and 1563, visited the north in 1561 to report on problems there, and served on numerous commissions including those to enforce the Acts of Uniformity and Supremacy.
Cave had one child, Margaret, who in 1565 married Sir Henry Knollys at a ceremony attended by the Queen. His extended family at the Savoy included his nieces, whose fathers, Cave's brothers, had died, and the children of other deceased relatives whose wardships he had acquired. His wife probably died in 1561. He died on 2 April 1568 and his funeral service was conducted at the Savoy Chapel, although he was buried at Stanford.

Son of Richard Cecil of Stamford, Lincolnshire, and Jane Heckington of Bourne, Lincolnshire. Richard Cecil's father, David Cecil, was from a minor gentry family on the Welsh border and joined Henry Tudor's army, becoming one of his bodyguards and serjeant-at-arms. He moved to Stamford because a relative and patron, David Philips, lived there. Philips was a servant of Lady Margaret Beaufort, Henry VII's mother and founder through her will of St John's College. David Cecil and his son Richard were both active in local affairs and held positions of authority, advancing their social standing. Richard Cecil became Lord Burghley through his wife. His son William succeeded as Lord Burghley on his father's death in 1533. William Cecil was educated at Stamford and Grantham Schools before matriculating at St John's in 1535, where he studied for six years although he did not take his degree.
He married Mary Cheke in 1541, sister of John Cheke, a fellow of St John's. They had one son, Thomas Cecil, before Mary died in February 1544. Cecil married Mildred Cooke in Dec. 1545. Mildred was one of the four daughters of Sir Anthony Cooke, governor to Prince Edward (later Edward VI).
Cecil trained as a lawyer, entering Gray's Inn in 1541. He entered royal service when his father obtained for him the office of chief clerk of the court of common pleas, and thereafter advanced rapidly. He was knighted in 1551. A convinced Protestant, he retired from office during Mary I's reign but remained in the country and on good terms with the government. Cecil sat in Parliament in the reigns of all three of Henry VIII's children.
He entered the service of the Princess Elizabeth (later Elizabeth I) when she appointed him her surveyor in 1550. He had links to her circle through men such as Roger Ascham, her tutor and a fellow of St John's (both he and John Cheke were renowned Greek scholars). He built up a close relationship with Elizabeth and on her accession she appointed him Secretary of State. One of his most significant early successes was in persuading the Queen to give assistance to Scottish Protestant lords who asked for England's aid to remove the French army that had gathered in Scotland at the invitation of Mary, Queen of Scots and consort of Francis II of France (d Dec. 1560) while she declared her claim to the English throne. Elizabeth did not want to spend the money, engage in warfare, or to be seen to be aiding rebels against an anointed monarch, whereas Cecil saw not just the immediate threat but the long-term benefit of having a Protestant regime as neighbour, which he hoped would ally with England rather than its traditional alliance with France. As Elizabeth's pre-eminent councillor he took the lead in advising her on all matters of public business, foreign and domestic. In 1570 Elizabeth gave him authority to stamp her signature on routine official documents. In February 1571 he was created Baron Burghley. In 1572 he resigned the office of Secretary of State in order to become Lord Treasurer, and was made a member of the Order of the Garter. Burghley, with Francis Walsingham (Secretary of State from 1573 until his death in 1590), continued to take the lead and manoeuvre the Queen and government through all the domestic and foreign business of Elizabeth's reign until his death in 1598. He founded a political dynasty and built up a large library and gave assistance to scholars, having a particular interest in history, cartography, geography, and contemporary science. He was Chancellor of Cambridge University from 1559 until his death.

Eldest son of David Dee and Marcia Roper. Educated at Merchant Taylors' School, London, 1591-1596, then St John's College, Cambridge, after winning a BIllingsley scholarship. Graduated BA in 1600, was ordained a priest on 1 May 1602, proceeded MA in 1603, and became a fellow of St John's. He proceeded BD in 1610 and DD in 1617. He married Susan le Poreque and had two children. On her death he married Elizabeth Winter; they had no children. Dee was rector of Holy Trinity-the-Less, Knightrider Street, London, 1607-1620, and rector of All Hallows, Lombard Street, 1615-1634. Around 1621-1622 Dee also held the living of Sutton-at-Hone, Kent, through the patronage of the dean (Godfrey Goodman) and chapter of Rochester. He was Chancellor of Salisbury Cathedral 1618-c. 1634, became Dean of Chichester in 1630, and in 1629 was chaplain to the English ambassador in Paris in 1629. In 1630 he was one of the founders of Sion College. He was nominated in September 1633 for the upcoming vacancy of the see of Gloucester, but when the bishop (Godfrey Goodman) decided not to move he was instead elected to Peterborough and was consecrated by Archbishop Laud in 1634. As well as bequeathing funds to found two fellowships and two scholarships at St John's, Dee was instrumental in the establishment of the benefaction of Edmund Mountstephen, whose purpose Dee had wished to be the building of a new College chapel.

Second and youngest son of Maurice Johnson of Stamford, dyer, and Jane, daughter of Henry Lacy. Maurice Johnson held office as alderman and M.P. On Maurice Johnson's death in 1551, Robert was brought up by his uncle. He attended King's School, Peterborough, and Clare College, Cambridge. He transferred from Clare College to Trinity and was admitted Fellow there in 1563. In 1569 he was appointed chaplain to the Lord Keeper of Cambridge University, Sir Nicholas Bacon. Known for his Puritan views. Founded Oakham and Uppingham Schools in Rutland. In his will he bequeathed money to found scholarships at Sidney Sussex, St John's, Clare and Emmanuel Colleges in Cambridge.

Ctizen of Canterbury, [of Monkton, Thanet, Kent, probably the pensioner adm. 1612, B.A.1616]

Of London. Girdler, served as Master of the Girdlers' Company. Charitable bequests by him included to the Girdlers' Company to fund almshouses, and to Brasenose College, Oxford. He is an ancestor of the actor, broadcaster, comedian and writer, Michael Palin.

Of Lancashire. Baptised 17 Dec. 1745. Died 3 Feb. 1817. Attended Sedbergh Grammar School. Entered St John's as a sizar, 12 August 1762. Fellow of St John's from 22 March 1768. President of the Faculty of Medicine, 1787 to 1802. Professor of chemistry, 1773 - 1793. Regius professor of physic, 1793 - 1813. Physician to Addenbrooke's Hospital, 1785 - 1817. Knighted in 1796.

Born at Darton, Yorkshire. Matriculated St John's 1844; Scholar, 1847; B.A. (17th Wrangler) 1848; Tyrwhitt Hebrew Scholar, 1851; M.A. 1851. Ordained deacon (Oxford) 1848; priest, 1848; curate of Bicester, Oxon., 1848-9; curate of Brighouse, Yorks., 1849-51. Usher at Bradford Grammar School, 1851-71. Curate of Hartshead with Clifton, Yorks., 1859-73; curate of Mirfield, 1873-8. Latterly of King's End House, Bicester

Son of Edward (or Edmund), of Lathom, Lancashire. Born in Lathom, Lancashire. Admitted sizar at St John's, 19 May 1651, aged 19. School at Winwick, Lancashire. M.A. 1659; B.D. 1666; D.D. 1684. Fellow of St John's College from 1664. Incorporated at Oxford, 1663. First Knightbridge Professor of Moral Theology, 1683-1707. Rectir of Northchurch, Hertfordshire; vicar of Bexley, Kent, 1659-65; vicar of Barkway, Hertfordshire, 1666-94; rector of Berkhampsted, 1693. Chaplain to the King, c. 1697-1707. Died 9 Jul., 1707, aged 74. Monumental Inscription in Barkway Church, Hertfordshire.

Fellow of St John's College.

Born c. 1778 in Barton, Whittingham, Northumberland, Ralph Tatham was the eldest son of Rev. Ralph Tatham (BA 1776). He was baptised there on 6 November 1778, and was educated at Durham School before being admitted as pensioner to St John's. He matriculated Michaelmas Term 1796, and was then admitted as Scholar. He graduated as 12th Wrangler in 1800, and achieved his MA 1803, BD 1811, and DD (per Lit. Reg.) 1839. Both his brothers, Thomas Tatham (BA 1806) and William Tatham (BA 1810) also attended St John's College. Ralph Tatham became a Fellow of the College in 1802; was a tutor 1814-30; was President 1827-39; and on the death of James Wood he was unanimously elected Master in May 1839, a position he held until his death in 1857. He was also Junior Proctor 1809-10, and Public Orator for the University of Cambridge 1809-36. For the years 1839-40, and 1845-6 he also served the office of University Vice-Chancellor.

He also had interests in the Church, and was first ordained Deacon by the Bishop of Rochester on 8 July 1804, followed by Priest on 30 September that same year. He was Curate of Longstowe with Croxton, Cambridgeshire, in 1807, and Chaplain of Horningsea in 1809. In 1816 he was instituted Rector of St Mary Colkirk with Stibbard, Norfolk, and he held this position until his death. He died on 19 January 1857, at St John's Lodge, aged 79, and was buried beside his brother, Thomas Tatham, in the old Ante-chapel. The slab covering his grave can be seen on the site of the old Chapel.

Fifth son of Richard Bateson and Lucy Wheeler Gordon, William Henry Bateson was born on 3 June 1812 in Everton. He was educated at Shrewsbury School, and admitted as pensioner to St John's College on 12 October 1829. He graduated in 1836, senior optime in mathematics and third in the first class of the classical tripos (BA 1836, MA 1839, BD 1846, DD 1857). He was elected to fellowship in 1837 and became second master at Leicester collegiate school. He briefly studied for the bar, being admitted to Lincoln's Inn on 12 April 1836, before taking holy orders. He was ordained deacon on 1 December 1839, and priest c. 1840. Between 1840 and 1843 he was attached to the Cambridgeshire parish of Horningsea, and was Vicar of Madingley 1843-7.

Bateson was a tripos examiner at Cambridge and a successful private classics tutor, before becoming St John's College preacher in 1843, followed by steward, and then Senior Bursar 1846-57; a position from which he was able to restore financial security to St John's. In 1841 he was the Rede Lecturer, and for the period 1848-57 he was Public Orator of the university. Bateson was also a key link between two important reformative committees, serving as secretary to both the 1849 revising syndicate established to modify university statutes, and the 1852 royal commission on Cambridge which recommended general university improvements. Following his success as Senior Bursar, Bateson was elected as Master of St John's in 1857. Later that same year, on 11 June, he married Anna Aiken, with whom he had six children. In 1858, he served the office of Vice-Chancellor of the university, and in 1872 he as one of several academics appointed to the second royal commission on Oxford and Cambridge universities, which investigated the extent of their property and income. A strong believer in the improvement of education, he was on the Cambridge improvement board and was on the governing bodies for Shrewsbury and Rugby Schools. He was also the inaugural chairman of the Perse Girls' School, Cambridge, where he was regarded as an enthusiastic promoter of higher education for women.

Generally thought of as leader of the liberal party in academical matters, Bateson used his positions of Bursar and then Master of St John's to introduce reforms in the College, such as leading other Cambridge clergy in a successful campaign to abolish religious tests and liberalising St John's College statutes in 1848 and 1857. In 1880 he succeeded Chief Justice Cockburn on the 1877 statutory commission and was influential in framing new college statutes for St John's, which were effected in 1882, a year after his death. Bateson was responsible for the construction of the new chapel and lodge at St John's in 1865-9, personally financing the wooden-panelled ceilings, and a few weeks before his death he anonymously donated £500 to college funds. He died in the Master's Lodge on 27 March 1881, and was buried on 31 March in Madingley churchyard.