| Francis Andrews | |
|---|---|
| 20th Provost of Trinity College Dublin | |
| In office 1 November 1758 – 18 June 1774 | |
| Preceded by | Richard Baldwin |
| Succeeded by | John Hely-Hutchinson |
| Member of Parliament for Londonderry City | |
| In office 1 May 1761 – 18 June 1774 | |
| Preceded by | William Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | James Alexander |
| Member of Parliament for Midelton | |
| In office 11 June 1759 – 1 May 1761 | |
| Preceded by | William Annesley |
| Succeeded by | Thomas Brodrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1718-08-06)6 August 1718 Derry, Ireland |
| Died | 18 June 1774(1774-06-18) (aged 55) Westminster, London, England |
| Alma mater | Trinity College Dublin |
Francis Andrews (6 August 1718 – 18 June 1774) was an Anglo-Irish politician and academic who served as the 20th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1758 to 1774. He was also a member of the Irish House of Commons from 1759 to 1774.
Andrews was born in Derry in 1718, and was educated at Trinity College Dublin. and became a Fellow in 1740.
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. He was appointed to the Irish Privy Council on 6 April 1761.
On his death in 1774 he left £3,000 to found the Andrews chair of astronomy at Trinity College and the Dunsink Observatory.
References
- "Alumni Dublinenses : a register of the students, graduates, professors and provosts of Trinity College in the University of Dublin (1593–1860 George Dames Burtchaell/Thomas Ulick Sadleir p13: Dublin, Alex Thom and Co, 1935
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090817100611/http://www.tcd.ie/provost/former/f_andrews.php
- https://web.archive.org/web/20090601105535/http://www.leighrayment.com/commons/irelandcommons.htm
- leighrayment.com
| Academic offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byRichard Baldwin | Provost of Trinity College Dublin 1758–1774 |
Succeeded byJohn Hely-Hutchinson |
- 1718 births
- 1774 deaths
- Irish MPs 1727–1760
- Irish MPs 1761–1768
- Irish MPs 1769–1776
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Cork constituencies
- Members of the Parliament of Ireland (pre-1801) for County Londonderry constituencies
- Members of the Privy Council of Ireland
- Alumni of Trinity College Dublin
- Fellows of Trinity College Dublin
- Provosts of Trinity College Dublin