Introduction

This is a list of

chancellor Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

s of the

University of Dublin The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

, founded in 1592.

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 A viscount ( , for male) or viscountess (, for female) is a title used in certain European countries for a noble of varying status. In many countries a viscount, and its historical equivalents, was a non-hereditary, administrative or judicial ...

until 1605) * 1612 – 1633: Dr George Abbot,

Archbishop of Canterbury The archbishop of Canterbury is the senior bishop and a principal leader of the Church of England, the ceremonial head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the diocesan bishop of the Diocese of Canterbury. The current archbishop is Justi ...

* 1633 – 1645: Dr William Laud,

* 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 In Christian denominations, an archbishop is a bishop of higher rank or office. In most cases, such as the Catholic Church, there are many archbishops who either have jurisdiction over an ecclesiastical province in addition to their own archdio ...

* 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 The lord chancellor, formally the lord high chancellor of Great Britain, is the highest-ranking traditional minister among the Great Officers of State in Scotland and England in the United Kingdom, nominally outranking the prime minister. The ...

, (1868 and 1874–1880) * 1885 – 1908: The 4th Earl of Rosse, vice-president of the Royal Society in 1881 and 1887. President of the

Royal Irish Academy The Royal Irish Academy (RIA; ga, Acadamh Ríoga na hÉireann), based in Dublin, is an academic body that promotes study in the sciences, humanities and social sciences. It is Ireland's premier List of Irish learned societies, learned socie ...

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 Francis Joseph Charles O'Reilly (13 November 1922 – 11 August 2013) was an Irish businessman, noted for his work in the reviving the Irish distillery industry and modernising Ireland's banking. He served as Chancellor of the University of Dub ...

* 1998 – 2019: Professor Mary Robinson * 2019 – present: Professor Mary McAleese

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

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.

Vice-Chancellors

* 1:

Henry Alvey Henry Alvey (died 1627) was a Fellow, and later President, of St John's College, Cambridge, Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1601 to 1609 and Vice-Chancellor of the University of Dublin from 1609 to 1612. To St. John's, Alvey bequeathed a ...

(1609–1612) (had been Provost, 1601–1609) * 2: The Revd

Luke Challoner Luke Challoner, DD (1550-1613) was an Irish academic. Challoner was born in Dublin and educated at Trinity College, Cambridge. He was one of the three founding fellows of Trinity College Dublin. In 1597 he was appointed a Prebendary of Mulhudd ...

(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" MP for

Dublin University The University of Dublin ( ga, Ollscoil Átha Cliath), corporately designated the Chancellor, Doctors and Masters of the University of Dublin, is a university located in Dublin, Ireland. It is the degree-awarding body for Trinity College Dubl ...

, 1613Return of the name of every member of the lower house of parliament of England, Scotland and Ireland, page 615
/ref> * 4: The Most Revd James Ussher (1615–1646),

, 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 The Bishop of Down and Connor is an episcopal title which takes its name from the town of Downpatrick (located in County Down) and the village of Connor (located in County Antrim) in Northern Ireland. The title is still used by the Catholic Chur ...

* 7: The Most Revd James Margetson (1667–1678),

* 8: The Right Revd Michael Ward (1678–1681), Bishop of Ossory (1678-1680), Bishop of Derry, (1680-1681) * 9: The Most Revd

Anthony Dopping Anthony Dopping (born Dublin, 28 March 1643 – 25 April 1697) was the Anglican Bishop of Meath, Ireland. He was born in Dublin, the son of Anthony Dopping, Clerk of the Privy Council of Ireland, who originally came from Frampton in Gloucesters ...

(1682–1697), Bishop of Meath * 10: The Very Revd Edward Smith or Smyth (1697–1698),

Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin The Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral is the senior cleric of the Protestant 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 A ...

* 11: The Most Revd Richard Tenison (1698–1702), Bishop of Meath * 12: The Right Revd

St George Ashe St. George Ashe, D.D. (3 March 1657 – 27 February 1718) was an Irish mathematician and university administrator who, in the late 17th and early 18th centuries, served as Church of Ireland Bishop of Cloyne, Clogher and Derry, in succession. Fr ...

(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),

* 20.

John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare John FitzGibbon, 1st Earl of Clare PC (Ire) (1748 – 28 January 1802) was Attorney-General for Ireland from 1783 to 1789 and Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1789 to 1802. He was a controversial figure in Irish history, being described var ...

(1791-1802), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1791-1802) * 21.

Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden Arthur Wolfe, 1st Viscount Kilwarden (19 January 1739 – 23 July 1803) was an Anglo-Irish peer, politician and judge, who held office as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland. He was assassinated during the Irish rebellion of 1803. Early life Ar ...

(1802-1803), Lord Chief Justice of the King's Bench in Ireland (1798-1803) * 22.

John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale John Freeman-Mitford, 1st Baron Redesdale, PC, KC, FRS (18 August 1748 – 16 January 1830), known as Sir John Mitford between 1793 and 1802, was an English lawyer and politician. He was Speaker of the House of Commons between 1801 and ...

(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 Thomas Manners-Sutton, 1st Baron Manners, (24 February 1756 – 31 May 1842) was a British lawyer and politician who served as Lord Chancellor of Ireland from 1807 to 1827. Background and education Manners-Sutton was the sixth son of Lord Ge ...

(1816-1829), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1807-1827) * 25. The Most Revd Lord John George De La Poer Beresford (1829-1851),

* 26. Francis Blackburne (1852-1867), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1852 and 1866–67) * 27. Sir Joseph Napier (1867-1880), MP for

, (1848–1858), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1858-1859) * 28.

John Thomas Ball John Thomas Ball QC (24 July 1815 – 17 March 1898) was an Irish barrister, judge and politician in the Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, and Lord Chancellor of Ireland. Life He was born in Dundrum, Dublin, eldes ...

(1880-1895), MP for

, (1868–1875), Lord Chancellor of Ireland, (1875-1880) * 29.

Dodgson Hamilton Madden Dodgson Hamilton Madden (28 March 1840 – 6 March 1928) was an Irish Unionist Alliance Member of Parliament (MP) in the United Kingdom Parliament He was also a leading barrister, who held office as Serjeant-at-law, Attorney General for Irelan ...

(1895-1919), MP for

, (1887-1892) * 30:

John Henry Bernard John Henry Bernard, PC (27 July 1860 – 29 August 1927), was an Irish Anglican clergyman. Biography Bernard was born in Raniganj, India. He was a scholar in Trinity College Dublin in 1879, graduated with a BA in mathematics in 1880. He was ele ...

(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 Laurence Michael Harvey Parsons, 6th Earl of Rosse, KBE (28 September 1906 – 5 July 1979) was an Anglo-Irish peer. Early life and education Parsons was the son of William Edward Parsons, 5th Earl of Rosse, whom he succeeded in 1918, and ...

(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 George Alexander Duncan (15 May 1902 – 14 January 2006), publishing as G. A. Duncan, was an Irish economist and academic, specialising in political economy and the Austrian school of economics. He was Professor of Political Economy at the Tr ...

(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 Petros Serghiou Florides is a Greek Cypriot mathematical physicist whose career has been based in Ireland. He was born in Lapithos, Cyprus, and in 1958 received his bachelor's degree from the University of London. His 1960 PhD from Royal Hollo ...

(2010–2012) * 53: Mary Henry (2012–2015) * 54:

Edward McParland Edward Joseph McParland is an Irish architectural historian and author. He was elected as Pro-Chancellor of University of Dublin, Trinity College in 2013, and continues to give lectures after his retirement in 2008. McParland is the co-founder o ...

(2013–2018) * 55: Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell (2013–2018) * 56: The Honorable

Sir Donnell Deeny Sir Donnell Justin Patrick Deeny , KC, SC (born 25 April 1950), styled as the Rt Hon Sir Donnell Deeny, is a mediator and arbitrator (ACIArb) and a former member of the Court of Appeal of Northern Ireland. Sir Donnell is also member of the Court ...

(2014–present) * 57: Professor

Jane Grimson Jane Grimson (née Wright), is an Irish computer engineer. She is Fellow Emerita and Pro-Chancellor at Trinity College Dublin. Education Grimson attended Alexandra College Dublin. She was the first woman to graduate in engineering from ...

(2016–present) * 58: Professor David McConnell (2016–2019) * 59: Dr Sean Barrett (2018–2019) * 60: Professor Sheila Greene (2018–2021) * 61: Dr Stanley Quek (2019–present) ''Current'' * 2014 – present: The Honorable

* 2016 – present: Professor

* 2019 – present: Dr Stanley Quek * 2020 – present: Professor Shane Allwright * 2020 – present: Professor Ignatius McGovern * 2022 – present: The Honourable Frank Clarke

References

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Chancellors Chancellor ( la, cancellarius) is a title of various official positions in the governments of many nations. The original chancellors were the of Roman courts of justice—ushers, who sat at the or lattice work screens of a basilica or law cou ...

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