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Thom's Irish Who's Who/Roberts, Rev. William Ralph Westropp

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Roberts, Rev. William Ralph Westropp
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ROBERTS, Rev. William Ralph Westropp, M.A., D.D. (T.C.D.); Senior Fellow of Trinity College, Dublin. Educ.: private; Trinity College, Dublin, Scholar, 1869; Lloyd Exhibition, 1871: University Student, 1872; Bp. Law's Premium, 1873; Senior Mod. Math, and Senior Mod. Experimental Sci., 1872; M.A. 1876; M'Cullagh Prize, 1878. Fellow and Tutor, 1882; Junior Proctor, 1885: Assist. Abp. King's Lecturer, 1895: University Preacher, 1896: B.D., 1896: Chaplain to Lord Lieutenant, 1896; Treasurer Royal Irish Academy, 1903; Commissioner of Education in Ireland, 1913; D.D., 1915. Pubns.: various Mathematical papers in Proceedings of the R.I.A. and Proceedings of London Mathematical Society. Recns.: gardening, genealogical research; eldest son of Rev, William Roberts, S.F.T.C.D., and Wilhelmina Augusta, dau. of Ralph Westropp of Ravenswood, Co. Cork; b. 1850: m. 1882, Lydia Mary, dau. of George Hodder, of Fountainstown, Co. Cork, and has issue two daus. Res.: Kelston, Stillorgan, Co. Dublin. Clubs: Authors. London; Fellows', T.C.D., Dublin.