Chancellor of the University of Dublin

Titular head of the University of Dublin (Trinity College Dublin)

Chancellor of the University of Dublin
Incumbent Mary McAleese since 6 December 2019; 4 years ago (6 December 2019)
Appointer	Elected by the senate of the university
First holder	The 1st Baron Burghley
Deputy	Pro-Chancellors
Website	Chancellor of the University of Dublin

Introduction

The Chancellor of the University of Dublin is the titular head of the University of Dublin, generally referred to by its sole college, Trinity College Dublin, founded in 1592.^[1] The current Chancellor is Mary McAleese, former president of Ireland.^[2]

Chancellors of the University of Dublin

1592 – 1598: The 1st Baron Burghley
1598 – 1601: The 2nd Earl of Essex
1601 – 1612: The 1st Earl of Salisbury (known as Viscount Cranborne until 1605)
1612 – 1633: Dr George Abbot, Archbishop of Canterbury
1633 – 1645: Dr William Laud, Archbishop of Canterbury
1645 – 1653: The 1st Marquess of Ormonde (created the 1st Duke of Ormonde in 1661)
1653 – 1660: Henry Cromwell
1660 – 1688: The 1st Duke of Ormonde (restored)
1688 – 1715: The 2nd Duke of Ormonde
1715 – 1727: H.R.H. George, Prince of Wales
1727 – 1728: Vacant
1728 – 1751: H.R.H. Frederick Lewis, Prince of Wales
1751 – 1765: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland
1765 – 1771: The 4th Duke of Bedford
1771 – 1805: H.R.H. The Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh
1805 – 1851: H.R.H. The Duke of Cumberland and Teviotdale (succeeded as H.M. King Ernest Augustus of Hanover in June 1837)
1851 – 1862: Lord John George de la Poer Beresford, Archbishop of Armagh
1862 – 1867: The 3rd Earl of Rosse, President of the Royal Society (UK)
1867 – 1885: The 1st Baron Cairns (created The 1st Earl Cairns in 1878), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, (1868 and 1874–1880)
1885 – 1908: The 4th Earl of Rosse, vice-president of the Royal Society in 1881 and 1887.^[3] President of the Royal Irish Academy from 1896
1908 – 1927: The 1st Viscount Iveagh (created The 1st Earl of Iveagh in 1919)
1927 – 1963: The 2nd Earl of Iveagh
1963 – 1982: Frederick Boland
1982 – 1984: Professor William Bedell Stanford
1985 – 1998: Francis O'Reilly
1998 – 2019: Professor Mary Robinson
2019 – present: Professor Mary McAleese

Vice-Chancellors and Pro-Chancellors of the University of Dublin

This list is incomplete; you can help by adding missing items. (December 2017)

The Chancellor of the University of Dublin is supported by a number of Pro-Chancellors who may act in his/her place. The appointment was formerly known as the Vice-Chancellor; this post was held by one individual who acted as deputy to the Chancellor. In 1964, the Vice-Chancellor was replaced by a group of Pro-Chancellors (up to a maximum of six): the seniority of the Pro-Chancellors is determined by date of election.^[4]^[5]

Vice-Chancellors

1: Henry Alvey (1609–1612) (had been Provost, 1601–1609)
2: The Revd Luke Challoner (1612–1613) (had been Regius Professor of Divinity)
3: Charles Dunn/Doyne/Ó Duinn JCD (1614–1615) "distinguished legist ... son of the Chief of Hy Regan"^[6] MP for Dublin University, 1613^[7]
4: The Most Revd James Ussher (1615–1646), Archbishop of Armagh, 1625-1656
5: The Right Revd Henry Jones (1646–1660), Bishop of Clogher
6: The Right Revd Jeremy Taylor (1660–1667), Bishop of Down and Connor
7: The Most Revd James Margetson (1667–1678), Archbishop of Armagh
8: The Right Revd Michael Ward (1678–1681), Bishop of Ossory (1678-1680), Bishop of Derry, (1680-1681)
9: The Most Revd Anthony Dopping (1682–1697), Bishop of Meath
10: The Very Revd Edward Smith or Smyth (1697–1698), Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin
11: The Most Revd Richard Tenison (1698–1702), Bishop of Meath
12: The Right Revd St George Ashe (1702–1713), Bishop of Clogher
13: The Most Revd John Vesey (1713–1714), Archbishop of Tuam
14: The Right Revd Thomas Smyth (1714–1721), Bishop of Limerick
15: The Right Revd John Sterne (1721–1743), Bishop of Clogher
19. Richard Robinson, 1st Baron Rokeby (1765-1791), Archbishop of Armagh
20. John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare (1791-1802), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1791-1802)
21. Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden (1802-1803), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland (1798-1803)
22. John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale (1803-1806), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1802-1806)
23. William Downes (1806-1816), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland, (1803–1822)
24. Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners (1816-1829), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1807-1827)
25. The Most Revd Lord John George De La Poer Beresford (1829-1851), Archbishop of Armagh
26. Francis Blackburne (1852-1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1852 and 1866–67)
27. Sir Joseph Napier (1867-1880), MP for Dublin University, (1848–1858), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1858-1859)
28. John Thomas Ball (1880-1895), MP for Dublin University, (1868–1875), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1875-1880)
29. Dodgson Hamilton Madden (1895-1919), MP for Dublin University, (1887-1892)
30: John Henry Bernard (1919-1919), Archbishop of Dublin (1915-1919), Provost (1919-1927)
31: Sir James Henry Mussen Campbell, first Lord Glenavy (1919-1931), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1918-1921)
32: Sir Thomas Francis Molony (1931-1949), Lord Chief Justice of Ireland, (1918-1924)
33: Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1949–1979); Vice-Chancellor to 1964

Pro-Chancellors

33: Michael Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse (1949–1979); Pro-Chancellor from 1964
34: Bryan Guinness, 2nd Baron Moyne (1965–1977)
35: Professor George Alexander Duncan (1965–1972)
45: Anthony Joseph Francis O’Reilly (1994–2011)
46: Susan Jane Gageby Denham (1995–2010)
47: Professor Eda Sagarra (1999–2008)
48: Patrick James Anthony Molloy (2000–2013)
49: Professor Dermot F. McAleese (2005–2017)
50: Professor Vincent John Scattergood (2008–2015)
51: Professor Thomas David Spearman (2009–2012)
52: Petros Serghiou Florides (2010–2012)
53: Mary Henry (2012–2015)
54: Edward McParland (2013–2018)
55: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (2013–2018)
58: Professor David McConnell (2016–2019)
59: Sean Barrett (2018–2019)
60: Professor Sheila Greene (2018–2022)

Current

56: The Honorable Sir Donnell Deeny (2014–present)
57: Professor Jane Grimson (2016–present)
61: Stanley Swee Han Quek (2019–present)
62: Professor Shane Ann Patricia Allwright (2020–present)
63: Professor Ignatius Thomas McGovern (2020–present)
64: The Honourable Frank Clarke (2022–present)

References

^ "Former Chancellors". Trinity College, Dublin. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Inauguration Chancellor Mary McAleese". Trinity College Dublin. 6 December 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2023.
^ "Library Archive". London: The Royal Society. Retrieved 4 August 2013.
^ "Pro-Chancellor's Role". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ "Former Pro-Chancellors". Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved 10 December 2017.
^ Ford, Alan (21 June 2007). James Ussher: Theology, History, and Politics in Early-Modern Ireland and England. Oxford University Press. p. 27. ISBN 9780000001207.
^ Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, page 615