Ernest Henry Alton (21 September 1873 – 18 February 1952)[1] was an Irish academic and politician who served as the 38th Provost of Trinity College Dublin from 1942 to 1952.
He also served as a Teachta Dála (TD) from 1921 to 1937 and a Senator from 1938 to 1943, representing the Dublin University constituency respectively in each house.
He won the Berkeley medal (in Greek) and the Wray prize (in philosophy) and was awarded a studentship (postgraduate scholarship) on his final results.
[1] He was a member of Trinity College's Officer Training Corps and saw action during the 1916 Easter Rising.
For helping to defend the college from the Irish Volunteers who occupied the nearby Westland Row station, he was awarded the Military Cross.