William Bedell

William Bedell
5th Provost of Trinity College Dublin
In office
1 August 1627 – 1629
Preceded byWilliam Temple
Succeeded byRobert Ussher
Member of Parliament
for Dublin University
In office
10 January 1628 – 24 July 1628
Preceded byWilliam Temple
Succeeded byWilliam Fitzgerald
Personal details
Born(1571-09-22)22 September 1571
Black Notley, Essex, England
Died7 February 1642(1642-02-07) (aged 70)
Cloughoughter Castle, Lough Oughter, County Cavan, Ireland
Resting placeKilmore Cathedral, County Cavan, Ireland
Spouse(s)Leah Bowles
(m. 1610; d. 1642)
Children4
Alma materEmmanuel College, Cambridge
(B.A., 1589; M.A., 1592)
Plaque on a gate pillar of the graveyard beside Kilmore Cathedral, County Cavan.

The Rt. Rev. William Bedell, D.D. (Irish: Uilliam Beidil; 22 September 1571 – 7 February 1642), was an English Anglican bishop who served as the 5th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1627 to 1629. He also served as Lord Bishop of Kilmore and as a member of the Irish House of Commons from January 1628 to July 1628.