Thomas Seele

Thomas Seele (9 September 1611 – 15 January 1675) was an Irish Anglican who served as the 11th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1661 to 1675. He was also Dean of St Patrick's Cathedral.^[1]

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Thomas Seele
11th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office 1 August 1661 – 15 January 1675
Preceded by	Samuel Winter
Succeeded by	Michael Ward
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Born	(1611-09-09)9 September 1611 Dublin, Ireland
Died	15 January 1675(1675-01-15) (aged 63) Oxford, England
Alma mater	Trinity College, Dublin (B.A., 1629; M.A., 1633)
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Educated at Trinity College Dublin, graduating with a B.A. (1629), and M.A. (1633). He was elected a Fellow of Trinity College (1634), then restored to his Fellowship in 1637, and was made a Senior Fellow (1638) and later a B.D. He served as Rector of Coolock and Raheny, in North Dublin. He served as Vice-Provost of Trinity College from 1641 to 1644.^[2]

He was banned from preaching by Henry Cromwell in 1658. He was appointed to the provostship of Trinity College by King Charles II in 1661, despite being married, which was previously a barrier to holding the position. In the same year, he was made Dean of St. Patrick's. He died in 1675.