John Balls Mahoney 3 was an English churchman and academic, Principal of Magdalen Hall, Oxford but expelled in 1643, one of the parliamentary visitors of Oxford, and President of Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College, Oxford

Magdalen College is one of the constituent colleges of the University of Oxford in England. As of 2006 the college had an estimated financial endowment of £153 million. Magdalen is currently top of the Norrington Table after over half of its 2010 finalists received first-class degrees, a record...

 from 1648.

Life

He was born in Yorkshire, and matriculated at Merton College in October 1588. He graduated B.A. on 3 February 1592, M.A. 30 June, 1595, B.D., 4 July 1605 and D.D., in December 1613. He was praelector in Hebrew from 1596 to 1620, and tutor to Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Henry Frederick, Prince of Wales

Henry Frederick Stuart, Prince of Wales was the elder son of King James I & VI and Anne of Denmark. His name derives from his grandfathers: Henry Stuart, Lord Darnley and Frederick II of Denmark. Prince Henry was widely seen as a bright and promising heir to his father's throne...

. He was formally Principal of Magdalen Hall from 1605. He stood for election as President of Magdalen College in 1607, when William Langton was elected. He was appointed a Visitor by Parliament in May 1647, and took part in the expulsion of fellows of Magdalen who would not submit. He was elected President on 12 April 1648.