Ushers and Second Masters
Ushers of the King's School Worcester
In the Letters Patent setting up the dean and chapter and the King's School, there was provision for two teachers, the Master and the Usher. Until the New Scheme of 1884 the Usher was appointed by the dean and chapter. Some subsequently were appointed as Master. All were clergymen and many had an M.A. A few held a living while still the Usher, but most left before taking up a parish.
1542 - 1545 Walter Graner or Graver B.A.
1545 - 1558 Richard Alen
1559 - 1561 John Cox (Cockis) B.A.
1561 - 1575 Humphrey Horwood (Harward)
1575 - 1576 George Wynnes
1575 - 1580 Henry Maye (Master 1580) M.A.
1580 - 1582 Lawrence Alcock B.A.
1582 - 1584 Hugh Butcher M.A.
1584 - 1589 Thomas Inglethorpe M.A.
1589 - 1627 Henry Mowle (Master 1627) B.A.
1627 - 1643 Thomas Taylor (Master 1643) M.A.
1653 - 1660 Richard Hoare (dispossessed 1660)
1660 Thomas Hunt B.A.
1661 - 1662 Stephen Richardson M.A
1662 - 1667 John Wright (Master 1667) M.A.
1664 - 1667 Thamas Greaves (died)
1667 - 1670 John Baker M.A.
1670 - 1674 Joseph Walker M.A.
1674 - 1677 Samuel Davies M.A.(Died.)
1677 - 1686 Thomas Roberts M.A. (OV)
1686 - 1696 William Cox M.A.
1696 - 1703 Robert Jones M.A.('deserted')
1704 - 1707 William Fellows B.A.
1707 - 1719 Thomas Smith
1719 - 1730 Thomas Miles B.A. (Resigned 1730, Master 1733)
1730 John Hughes
1731 - 1738 Samuel Pritchard M.A. (O.V.)
1738 - 1745 Thomas Whitefoot B.A. (O.V.) (Resigned 1745)
1745 - 1767 Thomas Pixall M.A. (Resigned)
1768 - 1771 Master (Thomas Goodinge) was also Usher
1771 - 1782 William Wormington B.A. (died)
1783 - 1796 John Harwood M.A.
1796 - 1803 Thomas Shirley B.A.
1803 - 1809 William Stafford M.A.
1809 - 1813 Richard George
1813 - 1821 Cornelius Corner
1821 - 1838 Robert Saunders B.A.
1838 - 1872 Thomas Baxter (died)
1872 - 1874 Alfred Beaven M.A.
1874 - 1876 Harman Ogle M.A.
1876 - 1883 Desmond Sampson M.A.
Second Masters
This position was usually held by the most senior master at King's from the New Scheme of 1884 until 1954. Since then, until 2002, they were appointed from the senior staff, but were not necessarily the longest-serving.
1883 - 1900 Henry Clarke, M.A. (1878 -1900)
1900 - 1929 T. E. Rammel, M.A. (1891 - 1929)
1929 - 1934 R. J. Castley M.A. (1903 - 1934)
1934 - 1935 R. J. Whittaker M.A. (1911 - 1935)
1935 - 1954 Frank B. Thomas M.A. (1917 - 1954)
1954 - 1968 Henry Ferrar M.A. (1946 - 1968)
1968 - 1978 Richard D. Knight M.A. (1949 - 1978)
1978 - 1986 Peter G. L. Curle M.A. (1950 - 1986)
1986 - 2002 Tim D. R. Hickson B.A., FInstP (1962 - 2002)
2002 - 2007 Alistair K. J. Macnaughton, M.A. (2002 - 2007)
Senior Deputy
The position of Second Master was abolished in 2007 and has been replaced by that of Senior Deputy.
2007 - Miss S E Hincks, M.A.
In the Letters Patent setting up the dean and chapter and the King's School, there was provision for two teachers, the Master and the Usher. Until the New Scheme of 1884 the Usher was appointed by the dean and chapter. Some subsequently were appointed as Master. All were clergymen and many had an M.A. A few held a living while still the Usher, but most left before taking up a parish.
1542 - 1545 Walter Graner or Graver B.A.
1545 - 1558 Richard Alen
1559 - 1561 John Cox (Cockis) B.A.
1561 - 1575 Humphrey Horwood (Harward)
1575 - 1576 George Wynnes
1575 - 1580 Henry Maye (Master 1580) M.A.
1580 - 1582 Lawrence Alcock B.A.
1582 - 1584 Hugh Butcher M.A.
1584 - 1589 Thomas Inglethorpe M.A.
1589 - 1627 Henry Mowle (Master 1627) B.A.
1627 - 1643 Thomas Taylor (Master 1643) M.A.
1653 - 1660 Richard Hoare (dispossessed 1660)
1660 Thomas Hunt B.A.
1661 - 1662 Stephen Richardson M.A
1662 - 1667 John Wright (Master 1667) M.A.
1664 - 1667 Thamas Greaves (died)
1667 - 1670 John Baker M.A.
1670 - 1674 Joseph Walker M.A.
1674 - 1677 Samuel Davies M.A.(Died.)
1677 - 1686 Thomas Roberts M.A. (OV)
1686 - 1696 William Cox M.A.
1696 - 1703 Robert Jones M.A.('deserted')
1704 - 1707 William Fellows B.A.
1707 - 1719 Thomas Smith
1719 - 1730 Thomas Miles B.A. (Resigned 1730, Master 1733)
1730 John Hughes
1731 - 1738 Samuel Pritchard M.A. (O.V.)
1738 - 1745 Thomas Whitefoot B.A. (O.V.) (Resigned 1745)
1745 - 1767 Thomas Pixall M.A. (Resigned)
1768 - 1771 Master (Thomas Goodinge) was also Usher
1771 - 1782 William Wormington B.A. (died)
1783 - 1796 John Harwood M.A.
1796 - 1803 Thomas Shirley B.A.
1803 - 1809 William Stafford M.A.
1809 - 1813 Richard George
1813 - 1821 Cornelius Corner
1821 - 1838 Robert Saunders B.A.
1838 - 1872 Thomas Baxter (died)
1872 - 1874 Alfred Beaven M.A.
1874 - 1876 Harman Ogle M.A.
1876 - 1883 Desmond Sampson M.A.
Second Masters
This position was usually held by the most senior master at King's from the New Scheme of 1884 until 1954. Since then, until 2002, they were appointed from the senior staff, but were not necessarily the longest-serving.
1883 - 1900 Henry Clarke, M.A. (1878 -1900)
1900 - 1929 T. E. Rammel, M.A. (1891 - 1929)
1929 - 1934 R. J. Castley M.A. (1903 - 1934)
1934 - 1935 R. J. Whittaker M.A. (1911 - 1935)
1935 - 1954 Frank B. Thomas M.A. (1917 - 1954)
1954 - 1968 Henry Ferrar M.A. (1946 - 1968)
1968 - 1978 Richard D. Knight M.A. (1949 - 1978)
1978 - 1986 Peter G. L. Curle M.A. (1950 - 1986)
1986 - 2002 Tim D. R. Hickson B.A., FInstP (1962 - 2002)
2002 - 2007 Alistair K. J. Macnaughton, M.A. (2002 - 2007)
Senior Deputy
The position of Second Master was abolished in 2007 and has been replaced by that of Senior Deputy.
2007 - Miss S E Hincks, M.A.