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List of chancellors of the Queen's University Belfast

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A list of chancellors of Queen's University Belfast and its predecessor Queen's College, Belfast.

List

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Portrait Chancellor
(Birth–Death)
Term Country Line Ref(s).
President of Queen's College, Belfast
The Reverend
Pooley Shuldman Henry
(1801–1881)
1845 – 1879 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
The Reverend
Josias Leslie Porter
(1823–1889)
1879 – 1889 United Kingdom
[1]
The Reverend
Thomas Hamilton
(1842–1926)
1889 – 1908 United Kingdom
  • Clergyman
  • Academic
[1]
Chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast
The Rt Hon.
The 9th Earl of Shaftesbury
(1869–1961)
1908 – 1923 United Kingdom (England)
  • Military Officer
  • Aristocrat
[1]
The Most Hon.
The 7th Marquess of Londonderry
(1878–1949)
1923 – 1949 United Kingdom
  • Aristocrat
  • Politician
[1]
Field Marshal
The 1st Viscount Alanbrooke
(1883–1963)
1949 – 1963 United KingdomFrance
  • Military Officer
[1]

Sir Tyrone Guthrie
(1900–1971)
1963 – 1970 United Kingdom
  • Theatrical Director
[1]
The Rt Hon.
The Baron Ashby
(1904–1992)
1970 – 1983 United Kingdom (England)
  • Botanist
[1]

Sir Rowland Wright
(1915–1991)
1984 – 1991 United Kingdom (England) [1][2]

Sir David Orr
(1922–2008)
1992 – 1998 United KingdomRepublic of Ireland
  • Businessman
  • Philanthropist
[2]
The Honorable
George J. Mitchell
(b. 1933)
1999 – 2009 United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
[2]
Kamalesh Sharma
(b. 1941)
2009 – 2015 British RajIndia
  • Diplomat
[3]
Thomas J. Moran
(1952–2018)
2015 – 2018 United States
  • Businessman
  • Academic Administrator
[4]
The Honorable
Hillary Clinton
(b. 1947)
2020 – Incumbent United States
  • Politician
  • Diplomat
  • Lawyer
  • Writer
[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Walker, Brian; McCreavey, Alf (1994). Degrees of Excellence: The Story of Queen's, Belfast, 1845–1995. Belfast: Queen's University Belfast. p. 213. ISBN 0-85389-535-X.
  2. ^ a b c Clarkson, L. A. (2004). A University in Troubled Times: Queen's Belfast, 1945-2000. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 195. ISBN 1-85182-862-1.
  3. ^ Queen's University Belfast. "New Chancellor for Queen's". Archived from the original on 12 July 2009. Retrieved 7 June 2011.
  4. ^ "Dr Tom Moran". Queen's University Belfast. Retrieved 2 January 2020.
  5. ^ Meredith, Robbie (2 January 2020). "Hillary Clinton appointed chancellor of Queen's University, Belfast". BBC News. London: BBC. Retrieved 2 January 2020.