Joseph Proctor (academic)

Joseph Proctor (also Procter, died 1845) was an academic of the University of Cambridge in the 18th and 19th centuries.

Proctor was born in Stow, Lincolnshire,^[1] and educated at Leeds Grammar School.^[2] He was admitted St Catharine's Hall, Cambridge on 18 January 1779, graduating B.A. (3rd wrangler and 2nd Smith's Prize^[3]) 1783, M.A. 1786, B.D. 1799, and D.D. (per lit. reg.) 1801.^[4]

Proctor served as a fellow of St Catharine's 1783–1799, and as master 1799–1845.^[5] He was Rector of Steeple Gidding 1807–34, Walgrave 1810–17 and Conington 1824–34,^[4] and a prebendary of Norwich Cathedral.^[1] He served as Vice-Chancellor of the University of Cambridge in 1801,^[6] and was elected vice-chancellor again in 1826.^[7]

He died on 10 November 1845, at the age of 84.^[8]^[9]

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