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 1832 establishments in Ireland Political Economy, Whately Political Economy, Whately