List of Principals of King's College London
This is a list of Principals of King's College London. The office of the Principal (Principal and President from 2009) is established by the Charter of King's College London as "the chief academic and administrative officer of the College".

List of Principals of King's College London

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Table Section Text: This is a list of Principals of King's College London. The office of the Principal (Principal and President from 2009) is established by the Charter of King's College London as "the chief academic and administrative officer of the College".

Principal	Portrait	Held Office	Notes	Reference

William Otter	-	1831–1836	Bishop of Chichester 1836–1840

Hugh James Rose	-	1836–1838

John Lonsdale	-	1838–1843	Bishop of Lichfield 1843–1967

Richard William Jelf	-	1843–1868

Alfred Barry	-	1868–1883	Bishop of Sydney 1884–1889

Henry Wace	-	1883–1897	Dean of Canterbury 1903–1924

Archibald Robertson	-	1897–1903	Bishop of Exeter 1903–1916

Arthur Headlam	-	1903–1912	First Dean of King's College London 1908–1912; Bishop of Gloucester 1923–1945

Ronald Montagu Burrows	-	1913–1920	First layman

Ernest Barker	-	1920–1927

William Reginald Halliday	1928–1952

Peter Noble	1952–1968

John Hackett	1968–1975

Richard Way	1975–1980

Neil Cameron	1980–1985	Former Chief of the Air Staff and Chief of the Defence Staff

Stewart Sutherland	1985–1990

John Beynon	1990–1992

Arthur Lucas	1993–2003

Rick Trainor	-	2004–2014

Ed Byrne	2014–present

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Archibald Robertson served as Principal of King's College London from 1897 to 1903.

final_sentence: Archibald Robertson served as Principal of King's College London from 1897 to 1903.