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Governance Appointments
- When
- 1878–1879
- Where
- Cambridge
Key governance roles were established in 1878 and 1879, including the election of the first Master and the invitation of the Visitor.
Arthur Lyttelton was formally elected as the first Master on 10 March 1879. The Archbishop of Canterbury, Archibald Tait, was invited to become the Visitor on 28 June 1878, setting up the administrative framework for the new institution.
Sources
- Selwyn College, Cambridge Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-04
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