Willink, Sir Henry (1894-1973), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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Willink, Sir Henry (1894-1973), Master of Magdalene College, Cambridge

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  • The Rt Hon Sir Henry Urmston Willink, Bart, MC, PC, QC, MP

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      7 March 1894 - 20 July 1973

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      Master of Magdalene College 1948-1966

      Educated at Trinity College.
      MP (National Conservative) for Croydon North, 1940-1948
      Minister of Health, 1943-1945
      Vice-Chancellor, 1953-1955
      Created Baronet 1957, ‘for public services’ – he chaired four Royal commissions or commissions of inquiry between 1951 and 1962
      Made an Honorary Fellow on his retirement from the Mastership in 1966

      Arms in Hall glass, E3.

      College Magazine
      Article by F.H.H. Clark, College Magazine, No. 70 (1948) pp. 9-11
      Article College Magazine No. 17 (1972-73) pp. 3-13
      Obituary by R. Hyam College Magazine 1966

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