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

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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

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* 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, 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 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

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

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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

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* 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

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* 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

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

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