George Huddesford (academic)


George Huddesford, D.D., was an English academic administrator and museum keeper at the University of Oxford.
Huddesford was elected President of Trinity College, Oxford in 1731, a post he held until 1776.
During his time as President of Trinity College, he was Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford from 1732 to 1755. He was also Vice-Chancellor of Oxford University from 1753 until 1756.
Rev. George Huddesford, a painter and satirical poet based in Oxford, was his son. His younger son, William Huddesford took over from his father as Keeper of the Ashmolean Museum in 1755.