The first Chancellor was Sir Richard Hanson and the first vice-chancellor was Dr Augustus Short. The first degree offered was the Bachelor of Arts and the university started teaching in March 1876. John Davidson was the first Hughes professor of English literature and mental and moral philosophy.
ຄັ້ງທໍາອິດ Chancellor ແມ່ນ Sir Richard Hanson ແລະຄັ້ງທໍາອິດຮອງ chancellor ແມ່ນ Dr Augustus ສັ້ນ. ລະດັບທໍາອິດທີ່ນໍາສະເຫນີແມ່ນປະລິນຍາຕີຂອງສິລະປະແລະວິທະຍາໄລໄດ້ເລີ່ມຕົ້ນການສອນໃນເດືອນມີນາ 1876. John Davidson ເປັນຄັ້ງທໍາອິດທີ່ອາຈານ Hughes ຂອງວັນນະຄະດີພາສາອັງກິດແລະປັດຊະຍາຈິດໃຈແລະສົມບັດສິນທໍາ.