Complex sentence: In 1875 he was appointed praelector on moral and political philosophy at Trinity, in 1883 he was elected Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy, and in 1885, the religious test having been removed, his college once more elected him to a fellowship on the foundation.
Split into simpler sentences: In 1875 he was appointed praelector on moral and political philosophy at Trinity, and in 1883 he was elected Knightbridge Professor of Philosophy. In 1885, the religious test having been removed, his college once more elected him to a fellowship on the foundation.