Public Orator

The Public Orator is a traditional official post at universities, especially in the United Kingdom.

The holder of this office acts as the voice of the university on public occasions.

They may be required to compose addresses and letters as directed by the Hebdomadal Council of the university.

The Public Orator, Thomas Kingsmill, gave a very long historical speech.

Sir Isaac Wake addressed King James I similarly in 1605.

William Crowe (1745–1829), Public Orator at the University of Oxford .