The following persons have been provost of Trinity College Dublin.
List of provosts of Trinity College DublinFormer Provost of Trinity College Dublin. Retrieved on 18 September 2009.No.NameTenureLifetimeNotes1Adam Loftusc.1533–1605Also was Archbishop of Armagh, Archbishop of Dublin and Lord Chancellor of Ireland.2Walter Travers1594–1598c.1548–16343Henry Alvey1601–16094Sir William Temple1609–1627c.1555–16275William Bedell1627–1629c.1571–1642Later became Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh in 1629.6Robert Ussher1629–1634Later became Bishop of Kildare 1636–1642.7William Chappell1634–1640c.1582–1649Also was Bishop of Cork and Ross 1638–1649.8Richard Washington1640–16419Anthony Martin1645–1650d. 1650Also was Bishop of Meath 1625–165010Samuel Winter1652–1660c.1603–166611Thomas Seele1661–1675c.1611–1675Also was Dean of St. Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1666–167512Michael Ward1674–1678c.1643–1681Later became Bishop of Ossory in 1678, transferred to Derry in 1680.13Narcissus Marsh1679–1683c.1638–1713Later became Bishop of Ferns and Leighlin 1683, then Archbishop of Cashel in 1690, Archbishop of Dublin in 1694, and Archbishop of Armagh in 1703.14Robert Huntington1683–1692c.1636–1701Later became Bishop of Raphoe from July to September 1701. In Huntington's absence from 1688, James II appointed Michael Moore, Catholic vicar-general of Dublin, as head of the college for a short period from 1689 until 1690; noted for along with the librarian Fr. McCarthy, protecting the library from pillage and burning. He was later Rector of the University of Paris.15St George Ashe1692–1695c.1658–1718Later became bishop of Cloyne in 1695, translated to Clogher in 1697, and finally to Derry in 1717.16George Browne1695–1699c.1649–169917Peter Browne1699–1710c.1665–1735Later became Bishop of Cork and Ross 1710–1735.18Benjamin Pratt1710–1717c.1669–1721Later became Dean of Down 1717–1721.19Richard Baldwin1717–1758c.1668–175820Francis Andrews1758–1774c.1718–1774He left £3,000 to found the Dunsink Observatory and the Andrews chair of astronomy.21John Hely-Hutchinson1774–1794c.1724–179422Richard Murray1795–1799c.1726–179923John Kearney1799–1806c.1742–1813Later became Bishop of Ossory 1806–1813.24George Hall1806–1811c.1753–1811Later became Bishop of Dromore 17–23 November 1811.25Thomas Elrington1811–1820c.1760–1835Later became Bishop of Limerick, Ardfert and Aghadoe in 1820, then translated to Ferns and Leighlin in 1822.26Samuel Kyle1820–1831c.1771–1848Later became Bishop of Cork and Ross 1831–1835, and Bishop of Cork, Cloyne and Ross 1835–184827Bartholomew Lloyd1831–1837c.1772–183728Franc Sadleir1837–1851c.1774–185129Richard MacDonnell1851–1867c.1787–186730Humphrey Lloyd1867–1881c.1800–188131John Hewitt Jellett1881–1888c.1817–188832George Salmon1888–1904c.1819–1904Also was Chancellor of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1871–1904.33Anthony Traill1904–1914c.1838–1914341914–1919c.1839–191935John Henry Bernard1919–1927c.1860–1927Formerly Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral, Dublin 1902–1911, Bishop of Ossory, Ferns and Leighlin 1911–1915, and Archbishop of Dublin 1915–1919.36Edward John Gwynn1927–1937c.1868–194137William Thrift1937–1942c.1870–1942TD for Dublin University 1921–193738Ernest Alton1942–1952c.1873–1952TD for Dublin University 1921–1937, Senator for Dublin University 1938–194339Albert Joseph McConnell1952–19741903–199340F. S. L. Lyons1974–19811923–198341William Arthur Watts1981–19911930–201042Thomas Mitchell1991–2001b. 1939First Catholic to be Provost since Michael Moore in 1690.New Trinity College Dublin Provost Is Catholic 1991 by Alasdair Jackson, RTE News, 18 July 1991. (RTE Archives).43John Hegarty44Patrick PrendergastBiography.45Linda Doyleelected 10 April 2021 to take office 1 August 2021. First woman elected provost.
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