William Otter was the first Principal of King's College, London, who later served as Bishop of Chichester.
Portrait of Potter, by John Linnell, 1841
Bust of William Otter in St John the Baptist's Kinlet
King's College London is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's became one of the two founding colleges of the University of London. It is one of the oldest university-level institutions in England. In the late 20th century, King's grew through a series of mergers, including with Queen Elizabeth College and Chelsea College of Science and Technology, the Institute of Psychiatry, the United Medical and Dental Schools of Guy's and St Thomas' Hospitals and the Florence Nightingale School of Nursing and Midwifery.
The patron of King's College London, King George IV, shown in a portrait by Sir Thomas Lawrence
Somerset House – showing the East Wing, which is a part of the Strand Campus of King's College London.
King's College London in 1831, as engraved by J. C. Carter
William Otter (1831–36), the first Principal of King's College London