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General Sir William Dillon Otter KCB CVO VD (December 3, – May 6, ) was a..
William Otter
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William Otter (23 October 20 August ) was the first Principal of King's College, London, who later served as Bishop of Chichester.[1]
Early life
William Otter was born at Cuckney, Nottinghamshire on 23 October , the son of Dorothy (née Wright) Otter (d.
) and the Rev. Edward Otter.[2] He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he was later made a fellow.[3]
Career
He was appointed Principal of the newly established King's College, London, in , and held the post until when he was appointed Bishop of Chichester.[4] Otter established a small college to train schoolmasters in , which was rebuilt in his memory in as Bishop Otter College.
The college failed in and it was relaunched in with Fanny Trevor as Lady Principal. It is now the m