The earliest Board of Trustees of King William's
School to be found in the records, is that of 1696, the laws of 1694, as a
whole, having been lost, and the Board of Trustees with it.
The Board of Trustees of 1696 was:
Francis Nicholson, Esq. Governor
Hon. Sir Thomas Lawrence, Baronet
Co. George Robotham, of the Governor's Council
Col. Charles Hutchins, of the Governor's Council
Col. John Addison, of the Governor's Council
Gentlemen:
Rev. Peregrine Cony
Rev. John Hewett
Robert Smith
Kenelm Chelseldyne
Henry Coursey
Edward Dorsey
Thomas Ennals
Thomas Tasker
Francis Jenkins
William Dent
Thomas Smith
Edward Boothby
John Thompson
John Bigger
