List of Provosts of Trinity College, Dublin

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Trinity College, Dublin

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List of Provosts of Trinity College, Dublin
No.	Name	Tenure	Notes
1	Adam Loftus Adam Loftus (Archbishop) thumb\|right\|200px\|Archbishop Adam LoftusAdam Loftus was Archbishop of Armagh, and later Dublin, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1581. He was also the first Provost of Trinity College, Dublin.-Early life:...		(c.1533–1605). Also was Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh The Archbishop of Armagh is the title of the presiding ecclesiastical figure of each of the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of Ireland in the region around Armagh in Northern Ireland... , Archbishop of Dublin Archbishop of Dublin The Archbishop of Dublin may refer to:* Archbishop of Dublin – an article which lists of pre- and post-Reformation archbishops.* Archbishop of Dublin – the title of the senior cleric who presides over the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Dublin.... and Lord Chancellor of Ireland Lord Chancellor of Ireland The office of Lord Chancellor of Ireland was the highest judicial office in Ireland until the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922. From 1721 to 1801 it was also the highest political office of the Irish Parliament.-13th century:... .
2	Walter Travers Walter Travers Walter Travers was an English Puritan theologian. He was at one time chaplain to William Cecil, 1st Baron Burghley, and tutor to his son Robert Cecil, 1st Earl of Salisbury.He is remembered mostly as an opponent of the teaching of Richard Hooker...	1594–1598	(c.1548–1634)
3	Henry Alvey	1601–1609
4	Sir William Temple William Temple (logician) Sir William Temple was an English Ramist logician and fourth Provost of Trinity College, Dublin.-Early life:He was educated at Eton College, and passed with a scholarship to King's College, Cambridge, in 1573. In 1576 he was elected a fellow of King's, and graduated B.A. in 1577-8 and M.A. in...	1609–1627	(c.1555–1627)
5	William Bedell William Bedell William Bedell was an Anglican churchman.-Early life:He was born at Black Notley in Essex, and educated at Emmanuel College, Cambridge, where he was a pupil of William Perkins. He became a fellow of Emmanuel in 1593, and took orders...	1627–1629	(c.1571–1642). Later became Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh The Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Kilmore and Ardagh in the Province of Armagh. The Diocese of Kilmore comprised most of County Cavan and parts of counties Leitrim, Fermanagh, Meath and Sligo... in 1629.
6	Robert Ussher Robert Ussher Robert Ussher was an Irish Protestant Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Bishop of Kildare.-Life:The youngest son of Henry Ussher, he was educated at Trinity College, Dublin, being made fellow in 1611, and graduating B.A. 1612, M.A. 1614, viceprovost 1615; B.D. 1621. He was prebendary of St...	1629–1634	Later became Bishop of Kildare Bishop of Kildare The Bishop of Kildare was an episcopal title which took its name after the town of Kildare in County Kildare, Ireland. The title is no longer in use by any of the main Christian churches having been united with other bishoprics. In the Roman Catholic Church, the title has been merged with that of... 1636–1642.
7	William Chappell William Chappell (bishop) William Chappell was an English scholar and clergyman. He became Church of Ireland bishop of Cork and Ross.-Academic:...	1634–1640	(c.1582–1649). Also was Bishop of Cork and Ross Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the town of Rosscarbery in Ireland. The title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to 1835... 1638–1649.
8	Richard Washington	1640–1641
9	Anthony Martin	1645–1650	(died 1650). Also was Bishop of Meath Bishop of Meath The Bishop of Meath is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient Kingdom of Meath. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains as a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... 1625–1650
10	Samuel Winter	1652–1660	(c.1603–1666)
11	Thomas Steele	1661–1675	(c.1611–1675). Also was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Deans of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin The Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral is the head of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, elected by the Chapter of the cathedral. The office was created in 1219 or 1220, by one of several charters granted to the cathedral by Archbishop Henry de Loundres between 1218 and 1220.For centuries, the Dean of St... 1666–1675
12	Michael Ward	1674–1678	(c.1643–1681). Later became Bishop of Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory... in 1678, transferred to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... in 1680.
13	Narcissus Marsh Narcissus Marsh Narcissus Marsh was an English clergyman who was successively Church of Ireland Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin, Archbishop of Cashel, Archbishop of Dublin and Archbishop of Armagh....	1679–1683	(c.1638–1713). Later became Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Ireland.... 1683, then Archbishop of Cashel Archbishop of Cashel The Archbishop of Cashel is an archiepiscopal title which takes its name after the town of Cashel, County Tipperary in Ireland. The title is still in use in the Roman Catholic Church, but in the Church of Ireland it was downgraded to a bishopric in 1838.... in 1690, Archbishop of Dublin Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland... in 1694, and Archbishop of Armagh Archbishop of Armagh (Church of Ireland) The Anglican Archbishop of Armagh is the ecclesiastical head of the Church of Ireland, the metropolitan of the Province of Armagh and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Armagh.... in 1703.
14	Robert Huntington Robert Huntington Robert Huntington was an English churchman, orientalist and manuscript collector. He was Provost of Trinity College, Dublin and Bishop of Raphoe.-Life:...	1683–1692	(c.1636–1701). Later became Bishop of Raphoe Bishop of Raphoe The Bishop of Raphoe is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Raphoe in County Donegal, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... from July to September 1701. In Huntington's absence from 1688, James II appointed Michael Moor, Catholic vicar-general of Dublin, for a short period from 1689; he was later Rector of the University of Paris.
15	St George Ashe St George Ashe St. George Ashe , D.D., a Church of Ireland cleric who served successively as Bishop of Cloyne, Clogher and Derry in the late 17th and early 18th centuries.Ashe was born in County Roscommon in 1658...	1692–1695	(c.1658–1718). Later became bishop of Cloyne Bishop of Cloyne The Bishop of Cloyne is an episcopal title which takes its name after the small town of Cloyne in County Cork, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it is a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.... in 1695, translated to Clogher Bishop of Clogher The Bishop of Clogher is an episcopal title which takes its name after the village of Clogher in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland. Following the Reformation, there are now parallel apostolic successions: one of the Church of Ireland and the other of the Roman Catholic Church.-History:Clogher is one... in 1697, and finally to Derry Bishop of Derry The Bishop of Derry is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Derry in Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with another bishopric.-History:... in 1717.
16	George Browne	1695–1699	(c.1649–1699)
17	Peter Browne	1699–1710	(c.1665–1735). Later became Bishop of Cork and Ross Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the town of Rosscarbery in Ireland. The title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to 1835... 1710–1735.
18	Benjamin Pratt	1710–1717	(c.1669–1721). Later became Dean Dean (religion) A dean, in a church context, is a cleric holding certain positions of authority within a religious hierarchy. The title is used mainly in the Anglican Communion and the Roman Catholic Church.-Anglican Communion:... of Down Down Cathedral Down Cathedral, the Cathedral Church of the Holy and Undivided Trinity, is a Church of Ireland cathedral located in the town of Downpatrick in Northern Ireland. It stands on Cathedral Hill overlooking the town.-History:... 1717–1721.
19	Richard Baldwin	1717–1758	(c.1668–1758)
20	Francis Andrews Francis Andrews Francis Andrews was an Irish politician.In 1758 he was appointed Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and in 1759 was elected to the Irish House of Commons for Midleton. From 1761 until his death he sat for the City of Londonderry...	1758–1774	(c.1718–1774)
21	John Hely-Hutchinson	1774–1794	(c.1724–1794)
22	Richard Murray	1795–1799	(c.1726–1799)
23	John Kearney John Kearney (bishop) John Kearney, D.D. was the Church of Ireland Bishop of Ossory from 1806 to 1813.Born circa 1742 in Dublin, the son of a barber-surgeon, Kearney was elected a Scholar of Trinity College, Dublin in 1760 and a Fellow in 1764. He held the Chair of Oratory from 1781 until his appointment as Provost in...	1799–1806	(c.1742–1813). Later became Bishop of Ossory Bishop of Ossory The Bishop of Ossory is an episcopal title which takes its name after the ancient of Kingdom of Ossory in the Province of Leinster, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The diocese of Ossory... 1806–1813.
24	George Hall	1806–1811	(c.1753–1811). Later became Bishop of Dromore Bishop of Dromore The Bishop of Dromore is an episcopal title which takes its name after the market town of Dromore in County Down, Northern Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church the title still continues as a separate bishopric, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.-History:The... 17–23 November 1811.
25	Thomas Elrington	1811–1820	(c.1760–1835). Later became Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1820, then translated to Ferns and Leighlin Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ferns and Leighlin in the Province of Dublin. The diocese comprised all of counties Wexford and Carlow and part of counties Wicklow and Laois in Ireland.... in 1822.
26	Samuel Kyle	1820–1831	(c.1771–1848). Later became Bishop of Cork and Ross Bishop of Cork and Ross The Bishop of Cork and Ross is an episcopal title which takes its name after the city of Cork and the town of Rosscarbery in Ireland. The title was first used by the Church of Ireland from 1638 to 1660 and again from 1679 to 1835... 1831–1835, and Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross The Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross is the Church of Ireland Ordinary of the united Diocese of Cork, Cloyne and Ross in the Province of Dublin.... 1835–1848
27	Bartholomew Lloyd	1831–1837	(c.1772–1837)
28	Franc Sadleir Franc Sadleir Franc Sadleir [formerly Francis] , college head, provost of Trinity College, Dublin.-Biography:Sadleir, youngest son of Thomas Sadleir, barrister, by his first wife, Rebecca, eldest daughter of William Woodward of Clough Prior, co. Tipperary, was born in 1774. He was educated at Trinity College,...	1837–1851	(c.1774–1851)
29	Richard MacDonnell Richard MacDonnell (scholar) The Rev. Dr Richard MacDonnell LL.D., D.D., S.F.T.C.D. was the Reformist 29th Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, and the projector of Sorrento Terrace, Dalkey, which is today famous for being the most expensive row of houses in Ireland.-Family:...	1851–1867	(c. 1787–1867)
30	Humphrey Lloyd Humphrey Lloyd (provost) Humphrey Lloyd was the provost of Trinity College, Dublin between 1867–1881, and Professor of Natural and Experimental Philosophy. Lloyd is known for experimentally verifying conical reflection, a theoretical prediction made by William Rowan Hamilton about the way light is bent when...	1867–1881	(c.1800–1881)
31	John Hewitt Jellett John Hewitt Jellett John Hewitt Jellett was a college head, provost of Trinity College, Dublin. He was also a priest in the Church of Ireland during the Victorian Era....	1881–1888	(c.1817–1888)
32	George Salmon George Salmon The Reverend George Salmon was an Irish mathematician and theologian. His publications in algebraic geometry were widely read in the second half of the 19th century, but he devoted himself mostly to theology for the last forty years of his life...	1888–1904	(c.1819–1904). Also was Chancellor of St Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin 1871–1904.
33	Anthony Traill Anthony Traill (college provost) Anthony Traill was a provost of Trinity College Dublin.Born at Ballylough, in County Antrim, Anthony Traill matriculated at Trinity College Dublin...	1904–1914	(c.1838–1914)
34		1914–1919	(c.1839–1919)
35	John Henry Bernard John Henry Bernard The Right Reverend John Henry Bernard PC , was an Irish clergyman.Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin from 1902 to 1911, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin from 1911 to 1915 and Church of Ireland Archbishop of Dublin from 1915 to 1919.A prolific...	1919–1927	(c.1860–1927). Formerly Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin Deans of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin The Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral is the head of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin, elected by the Chapter of the cathedral. The office was created in 1219 or 1220, by one of several charters granted to the cathedral by Archbishop Henry de Loundres between 1218 and 1220.For centuries, the Dean of St... 1902–1911, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin The Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin was the Ordinary of the Church of Ireland diocese of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin in the Ecclesiastical Province of Dublin... 1911–1915, and Archbishop of Dublin Archbishop of Dublin (Church of Ireland) The Archbishop of Dublin is the title of the senior cleric who presides over the United Dioceses of Dublin and Glendalough in the Church of Ireland... 1915–1919.
36	Edward John Gwynn	1927–1937	(c.1868–1941)
37	William Thrift William Thrift William Edward Thrift was an Irish university professor and an independent Teachta Dála .He was elected to the House of Commons of Southern Ireland at the 1921 elections, representing the University of Dublin constituency as an independent Unionist, he did not participate in the Second Dáil...	1937–1942	(c.1870–1942)
38	Ernest Alton Ernest Alton Ernest Henry Alton was an Irish university professor and an independent Teachta Dála and Senator.Born in County Westmeath, Alton graduated from Trinity College, Dublin in 1896 with honours in classics and philosophy...	1942–1952	(c.1873–1952)
39	Albert Joseph McConnell	1952–1974	(b.1903)
40	F. S. L. Lyons F. S. L. Lyons Francis Stewart Leland Lyons was one of Ireland's premier historians.-Biography:Lyons was born in Derry, Northern Ireland, in 1923, but soon moved to Boyle in County Roscommon where his father was a bank official...	1974–1981	(c.1923–1983)
41	William Arthur Watts	1981–1991	(1930–2010)
42	Thomas Mitchell	1991–2001
43	John Hegarty John Hegarty John Hegarty was elected 43rd Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland in 2001 for a ten-year term.-Life:He was born in Claremorris, County Mayo, and was educated locally at St Colman's College...
44	Patrick Prendergast

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