Editing Dulwich College (section)

==Headmastership of Dulwich College==
The head master of Dulwich College is styled ''The Master of Dulwich College'', as laid out in the 1882 scheme of the charity commissioners. This continued a tradition of the head of the College of God's Gift being called the ''master'' since its foundation in 1619. The foundation originally had a governing body consisting of a master, warden, four fellows, and six assistants made up of the two churchwardens of each of the three parishes of St Botolph's, Bishopsgate, of St Saviour's, Southwark, and of St Giles', Cripplegate. The master was most senior, followed by the warden and on vacancy of the mastership, the warden succeeded. By the 1857 Dulwich College Act the master, warden and fellows were pensioned and the governance of the foundation switched to a body of nineteen governors. However, the position of ''master'' continued as the title of the headmaster of the new upper school, with an undermaster as deputy. The 1882 act (as a result of the charity commissioners scheme) abolished the office of undermaster.<ref>Ormiston (1926), ''Dulwich College Register'', pp. 3–5.</ref>

*'''Masters of Alleyn's College of God's Gift at Dulwich (both Upper and Lower Schools)'''
**[[Alfred James Carver]] (appointed 1858; retired 1883)<ref name="DCR53">Ormiston (1926), ''Dulwich College Register'', p. 53.</ref>
*'''Masters of Dulwich College'''
**[[James Edward Cowell Welldon]] (appointed 1883; retired 1885)<ref name="DCR53"/>
**[[Arthur Herman Gilkes]] (appointed 1885; retired 1914)<ref name="DCR53"/>
**George Smith (appointed 1914; retired 1928)<ref name="GG3 97">Hodges (1981), ''God's Gift: A Living History'', p. 97.</ref>
**Walter Reynolds Booth (appointed 1928; retired 1941)<ref name="GG3 97"/>
**[[Christopher H. Gilkes]] (appointed 1941; died 1953)<ref name="GG3 127">Hodges (1981), ''God's Gift: A Living History'', p. 127.</ref>
**C. Thomas (Deputy Master, took over the Mastership in 1953 for the year it took to find a permanent replacement)<ref name="GG3 157">Hodges (1981), ''God's Gift: A Living History'', p. 157.</ref>
**[[Ronald Groves]] (appointed 1954; retired 1966)<ref name="GG3 157"/>
**[[Charles W. Lloyd]] (appointed 1966; retired 1975)<ref name="GG3 157"/>
**[[David Emms|David A. Emms]] (appointed 1975; retired 1986)<ref name="GG3 197">Hodges (1981), ''God's Gift: A Living History'', p. 197.</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ste-paper.timesonline.co.uk/tol/life_and_style/court_and_social/article1392288.ece|title=Times Online|access-date=25 June 2016}}{{dead link|date=September 2024|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref>
**[[Anthony Verity|Anthony C. F. Verity]] (appointed 1986; resigned 1995)<ref>[http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=320869 The Cumberland News] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928092134/http://www.cumberland-news.co.uk/news/viewarticle.aspx?id=320869 |date=28 September 2007 }}</ref>
**[[Christopher Field (musician)|Christopher Field]] (''The Deputy Master who became Acting Master during 1996.'')
**[[Graham George Able|Graham G. Able]] (appointed 1997; retired 2009)
**[[Joseph Spence (head)|Joseph A. F. Spence]] (appointed 2009)
In June 2024, the College announced the forthcoming retirement of Joseph Spence, and his replacement by Robert Milne, effective September 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.dulwich.org.uk/news-events/news/news-post/~board/news-21-22/post/robert-milne-announced-as-new-master-of-dulwich-college |title=Robert Milne announced as new Master of Dulwich College |date=2024-06-05 |access-date=2024-07-10 |website=Dulwich College}}</ref> However, Spence retired in September 2024 in the wake of an incident at a staff party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Dulwich College head resigns after "lost temper" incident |url=https://independentschoolmanagement.co.uk/news/dulwich-college-head-resigns-after-lost-temper-incident/ |date=2024-08-26 |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=Independent School Management |publisher=Nexus Media Group}}</ref> Fiona Angel was appointed as Acting Master for the subsequent year, having served in that position for two previous terms.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Master's Welcome |url=https://www.dulwich.org.uk/senior-school/the-masters-welcome |access-date=2024-12-09 |website=[[Dulwich College]]}}</ref>