The Whately Chair of Political Economy was established at Trinity College, Dublin by Richard Whately, in 1832. It was initially tenable for five years.
Holders
- 1832 Mountifort Longfield
- 1836 Isaac Butt
- 1840 James Anthony Lawson
- 1846 William Neilson Hancock
- 1851 Richard Hussey Walsh
- 1856 John Elliot Cairnes
- 1861 Arthur Houston
- 1866 J. Slattery
- 1871 Robert Cather Donnell
- 1876 James Johnston Shaw
- 1882–1932 Charles Francis Bastable, whose tenure saw a change of system.
- 1934–1967 George Duncan
- 1967–1979 Louden Ryan
- 1979–2004 Dermot McAleese
- Philip Richard Lane, current holder
Notes
- ^ Thomas Boylan; Tadhg Foley (8 August 2005). Political Economy and Colonial Ireland: The Propagation and Ideological Functions of Economic Discourse in the Nineteenth Century. Routledge. p. 165. ISBN 978-1-134-92040-2.
- Thomas Boylan; Tadhg Foley (8 August 2005). Political Economy and Colonial Ireland: The Propagation and Ideological Functions of Economic Discourse in the Nineteenth Century. Routledge. p. 194. ISBN 978-1-134-92039-6.
- Herbert Fry (1867). Our Schools and Colleges. Containing the principal particulars respecting endowed Grammar Schools, ... as also information respecting Colleges and Universities. First annual edition. R. Hardwicke. p. 29.
- Thomas Boylan; Tadhg Foley (8 August 2005). Political Economy and Colonial Ireland: The Propagation and Ideological Functions of Economic Discourse in the Nineteenth Century. Routledge. p. 215. ISBN 978-1-134-92039-6.
- Keith Tribe; Visiting Fellow Department of History University of Bristol Keith Tribe (11 September 2002). Economic Careers: Economics and Economists in Britain 1930-1970. Routledge. p. 87 note 2. ISBN 978-1-134-75590-5.
- Finola Kennedy (7 January 2011). Frank Duff: A Life Story. A&C Black. p. 106. ISBN 978-1-4411-0422-9.
- "Dermot McAleese's home page". Retrieved 30 March 2016.
- "philiplane.org". Retrieved 30 March 2016.