Francis Andrews | |
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| 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 forLondonderry City | |
| In office 1 May 1761 – 18 June 1774 | |
| Preceded by | William Hamilton |
| Succeeded by | James Alexander |
| Member of Parliament forMidelton | |
| 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 anAnglo-Irish politician and academic who served as the 20thProvost of Trinity College Dublin from 1758 to 1774. He was also a member of theIrish House of Commons from 1759 to 1774.
Andrews was born inDerry in 1718, the son and heir of Alexander Andrews ofCounty Antrim. He was educated atTrinity College Dublin, which he entered in 1733, and he became aFellow of the university in 1740.[1][2]
In 1758, he was appointedProvost ofTrinity College Dublin, and in 1759 was elected to theIrish House of Commons forMidleton. From 1761, until his death, he sat forthe City of Londonderry. He was appointed to theIrish Privy Council on 6 April 1761.
In 1766–7 he travelled extensively in Italy, meeting academics from theUniversity of Padua and sitting for a portrait byAnton von Maron. He brought back a large collection of paintings, scultupres and busts, many of which were subsequently donated to Trinity College and form part of the collection at theProvost's House, Trinity College Dublin, which Andrews had built in 1759.[2]
On his death in London in 1774 he left £3,000 to found theAndrews chair ofastronomy at Trinity College and theDunsink Observatory.
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| Preceded by | Provost of Trinity College Dublin 1758–1774 | Succeeded by |
