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Royal Irish Academy, 
III.— SECRETARIES OF THE ACADEMY.^ 
Date of Election. 
1785. 
1789. 
1791. 
1792. 
1794. 
1796. 
1802. 
1805. 
1807. 
1816. 
1842. 
1846. 
1856. 
1861. 
1867. 
1874. 
1877. 
1880. 
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May 2 
Mar. 16 
June 11 
Mar. 16 
Mar. 15 
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Mar. 15 
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Feb. 26 
Mar. 16 
May 9 
Mar. 16 
Mar. 18 
Mar. 16 
Mar. 16 
Mar. 16 
June 25 
June 28 
Nov. 30 
Perceval, Eobert, M.D. (a) 
Stack, Eev. John, M. A., F.T.C.D. (6) 
M'Nevin, William James, M.D. (c) 
Hall, Rev. George, D.D. (d) 
Burro wes, Rev. Robert, D.D., F.T.C.D. {e) 
Elrington, Rev. Thomas, D.D., F.T.C.D. (/) 
Miller, Rev. George, D.D., F.T.C.D. (^7) 
Preston, William, (h) 
Davenport, Rev. William, D.D., F.T.C.D. (i) 
Singer, Rev. Joseph Henderson, D.D., F.T.C.D.(^) 
MacCullagh, James, LL.D., F.T.C.D. (I) 
Todd, Rev. James Henthorn, D.D., F.T.C.D. (m) 
Graves, Rev. Charles, D.D., F.R.S., F.T.C.D. (^i) 
Reeves, Rev. William, M.B., D.D. (0) 
SuUivan, William, Kirby, Ph.D. (p) 
Wright, Edward Perceval, M.A., M.D. (q) 
Ball, Sir Eobert Stawell, LL.D., F.R.S. (r) 
Macalister, Alexander, M.D., F.R.S. (s) 
Wright, Edward Perceval, M.A., M.D. (q) 
(a) Died, 1839. (6) Died, 1813. (c) Died, 1841. {d) Provost of Trinity 
College, Dublin, 1806; Bishop of Dromore, 1811; died, 1811. («) Died, 1841. 
( /) Provost of Trinity College, 1811 ; Bishop of Limerick, 1820 ; Bishop of Leighlin 
and Ferns, 1822; died, 1835. (.9) Died, 1848. (h) Died, 1807. (0 Died, 1824. 
(k) Bishop of Meath, 1852; died, 1866. (I) Died, 1847. (m) President of the 
Academy 1856-1861; died, 1862. (n) Dean of the Chapel Royal, Dublin, 1860; 
Bishop of Limerick, 1866 ; President of the Academy, 1861-1866. (0) Dean 
of Armagh, 1875; Bishop of Down and Connor, and Dromore, 1886; President 
of the Academy, 1891. [p] President of Queen's College, Cork, 1873; died, 1890. 
iq) Professor of Botany, University of Dubln, 1869. (r) Astronomer Royal for 
Ireland, (s) Fellow of St. John's College, and Professor of Anatomy in the 
University of Cambridge, 1883. 
* By the Charter [enrolled January 28, 1786], Robert Perceval, Doctor of Physic- 
was declared " to be the first and modern Secretary to the Academy." A resolu- 
tion was passed by the Academy, on November 23, 1799 : " That there shall be two 
Secretaries of the Royal Irish Academy, who shall attend all meetings of the 
Academy and Council."' See " Secketaries op the Council." 
