George Fothergill, DD (20 December 1705 – 5 October 1760) was a British academic and Anglican priest.
[1][2] Fothergill became chaplain of Queen's in 1730, and was elected to the fellowship which should next fall vacant in 1734.
In 1751 the fellows of Queen's appointed him principal of St. Edmund Hall and Vicar of Bramley, Hampshire.
As the votes remained equal for ten days, it was put to the question whether either candidate had a majority of seniors on his side, and as the number of seniors had apparently never been authoritatively determined, "the electors unanimously agreed upon six as the properest number of seniors, and it appearing that this number was equally divided between the two candidates, and Dr. Browne being the senior candidate, he was (as the statute directs) declared duly elected provost, to which the electors unanimously agreed.
"[1] George Fothergill died 5 October 1760, and was buried in St. Edmund Hall.